skewgeeadj.

/skjuːˈdʒiː/

Etymology: < skew adj. + gee, probably as in ajee adj. (also compare on the jee at jee n.); compare skew-whiff adj. and adv.

colloquial (chiefly North American).

Askew, awry, crooked; in a mixed-up, confused state.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew

obliquate?a1425

cama1600

ajee1816

askew1831

skew-whiff1839

splay1873

catawampous1885

skewgee1890

cockeye1891

boss-eyed1898

skewy1898

cockeyed1899

squiffy1941

akimbo1943

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective]

yblenta1225

amazed?c1225

wory?c1225

mingedc1275

willc1300

distracta1340

confounded1362

confuse1362

distraitc1374

whapedc1374

wilsomea1375

poseletc1390

distraught1393

perplexa1425

wildc1440

wiltc1440

dodemusydc1450

mistedc1450

unclearc1475

mazed1493

perplexeda1500

traversablea1500

mazyc1525

entangled1561

muddy?1571

distraughted1572

moidered1587

wondering1592

puzzled1598

plundered1601

distracted1604

uncollected1613

wildered1642

turbid1647

tosticated1650

fuddled1656

pixie-led1659

puzzling1692

bumbazed1720

maffled1820

obfuscated1822

confused1825

muddly1829

mystified1833

maze1842

obfusticatedc1844

head-scratching1849

clueless1862

flustery1862

befogged1868

deurmekaar1871

mosy1887

skewgee1890

buggered-up1893

confusticated1898

smock-ravelled1904

messed-up1913

screwed-up1943

hung up1945

lost1967

gravelled-

1890 Cent. Dict. Skew-gee, a., crooked; skew; squint. Also used as a noun: as, on the skew-gee. (Colloq.)

1897 E. W. Brodhead Bound in Shallows viii. 165 When folks gets all skew-gee brooding on things, why, it seems only right to straighten 'em out.

1905 Dial. Notes 3 64 Your tie is on all skewgee.

1958 E. Birney Turvey viii. 88 I have to roll down a flock of skewgee old blackout blinds at night.

1985 C. MacLeod Plain Old Man xix. 175 Let me straighten out your curls. You're all skewgee.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	skewgee
释义	skewgeeadj. /skjuːˈdʒiː/ Etymology: < skew adj. + gee, probably as in ajee adj. (also compare on the jee at jee n.); compare skew-whiff adj. and adv. colloquial (chiefly North American). Askew, awry, crooked; in a mixed-up, confused state. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew obliquate?a1425 cama1600 ajee1816 askew1831 skew-whiff1839 splay1873 catawampous1885 skewgee1890 cockeye1891 boss-eyed1898 skewy1898 cockeyed1899 squiffy1941 akimbo1943 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] yblenta1225 amazed?c1225 wory?c1225 mingedc1275 willc1300 distracta1340 confounded1362 confuse1362 distraitc1374 whapedc1374 wilsomea1375 poseletc1390 distraught1393 perplexa1425 wildc1440 wiltc1440 dodemusydc1450 mistedc1450 unclearc1475 mazed1493 perplexeda1500 traversablea1500 mazyc1525 entangled1561 muddy?1571 distraughted1572 moidered1587 wondering1592 puzzled1598 plundered1601 distracted1604 uncollected1613 wildered1642 turbid1647 tosticated1650 fuddled1656 pixie-led1659 puzzling1692 bumbazed1720 maffled1820 obfuscated1822 confused1825 muddly1829 mystified1833 maze1842 obfusticatedc1844 head-scratching1849 clueless1862 flustery1862 befogged1868 deurmekaar1871 mosy1887 skewgee1890 buggered-up1893 confusticated1898 smock-ravelled1904 messed-up1913 screwed-up1943 hung up1945 lost1967 gravelled- 1890 Cent. Dict. Skew-gee, a., crooked; skew; squint. Also used as a noun: as, on the skew-gee. (Colloq.) 1897 E. W. Brodhead Bound in Shallows viii. 165 When folks gets all skew-gee brooding on things, why, it seems only right to straighten 'em out. 1905 Dial. Notes 3 64 Your tie is on all skewgee. 1958 E. Birney Turvey viii. 88 I have to roll down a flock of skewgee old blackout blinds at night. 1985 C. MacLeod Plain Old Man xix. 175 Let me straighten out your curls. You're all skewgee. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1890
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