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screwed

[skrood]

adjective

  1. fastened with screws.

  2. having grooves like a screw; threaded.

  3. twisted; awry.

  4. Slang.bilked; cheated.

  5. Chiefly British Slang.drunk; intoxicated.

screwed

/ ː /

adjective

  1. fastened by a screw or screws

  2. having spiral grooves like a screw; threaded

  3. twisted or distorted

  4. a slang word for drunk

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of screwed1

First recorded in 1640–50; screw + -ed 2

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