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screwy

[ skroo-ee ]

adjective

Slang.
screwier, screwiest.
  1. crazy; nutty:

    I think you're screwy, refusing an invitation to the governor's dinner.

  2. disconcertingly strange:

    There's something screwy about his story.

  3. absurdly peculiar or impractical; ridiculous:

    screwy ideas.



screwy

/ ˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    odd, crazy, or eccentric
“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 screwy1

First recorded in 1810–20; screw + -y 1
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But the film’s sense of time feels vague and screwy.

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Finn Russell's screwy kicking performance, in which three potentially decisive conversion shots slipped by, won't escape unnoticed either.

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Daniels and Chase brought more oomph to their characters’ romantic entanglement, which has left Lady Larken happily if inconveniently with child, a springboard for the whole screwy marital plot.

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If Trump truly believed he won that election, it would be even worse — the screwy emperor with no clothes.

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“One of the peculiarities of squares is their screwy propensity to glorify rogues and scoundrels.”

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