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screwy
screw·y S0169800 (skro͞o′ē)adj. screw·i·er, screw·i·est Slang 1. Eccentric or crazy.2. Ludicrously odd, unlikely, or inappropriate. screw′i·ness n.screwy (ˈskruːɪ) adj, screwier or screwiestinformal odd, crazy, or eccentricscrew•y (ˈskru i) adj. screw•i•er, screw•i•est. Slang. 1. crazy; nutty. 2. absurd or odd. [1885–90, Amer.] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | screwy - not behaving normallyscrew-loosecolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" |
screwyadjectiveSlang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.Translationsbehämmertbizzosobrillopazzosvitatoscrewy
screwy1. slang Eccentric or completely or wildly deviating from the norm. My uncle has always been a little bit screwy, never really fitting in with the rest of us. We don't need another one of your screwy ideas, Tom.2. slang Not functioning correctly or as expected. This computer is acting screwy lately. Could you have a look at it and see what the problem is? The washing machine has been really screwy ever since Tom tried repairing the pump himself.3. slang Having an altered or less coherent state of mind. I tried going on medication to help ease the symptoms, but it always left me feeling screwy. You always get a bit screwy when you smoke that stuff!screwy1. mod. crazy. I’ve never heard such a screwy idea. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. I’ve never seen anybody so screwy. screwy
Synonyms for screwyadj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundnessSynonyms- brainsick
- crazy
- daft
- demented
- disordered
- distraught
- dotty
- insane
- lunatic
- mad
- maniac
- maniacal
- mentally ill
- moonstruck
- off
- touched
- unbalanced
- unsound
- wrong
- bonkers
- cracked
- daffy
- gaga
- loony
- bananas
- batty
- buggy
- cuckoo
- fruity
- loco
- nuts
- nutty
- wacky
- crackers
- non compos mentis
Synonyms for screwyadj not behaving normallySynonymsRelated Words |