cockeyed

cock·eyed

C0445400 (kŏk′īd′)adj. Informal 1. Foolish; ridiculous; absurd: a cockeyed idea.2. Askew; crooked.3. Intoxicated; drunk.

cockeyed

(ˈkɒkˌaɪd) adj1. (Pathology) afflicted with cross-eye, squint, or any other visible abnormality of the eyes2. appearing to be physically or logically abnormal, absurd, etc; crooked; askew: cockeyed ideas. 3. drunk

cock•eyed

(ˈkɒkˌaɪd)

adj. 1. having a cockeye or cockeyes. 2. Slang. a. off center; tilted or slanted to one side. b. foolish; absurd. c. intoxicated; drunk. [1715–25]

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Adj.	1.	cockeyed - turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"askew, awry, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsidedcrooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
	2.	cockeyed - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"derisory, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous, idioticfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
	3.	cockeyed - very drunk besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, pissed, pixilated, plastered, loaded, wet, stiff, tightjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

cockeyed

adjective1. absurd, crazy, ludicrous, preposterous, nonsensical She has some cockeyed delusions about becoming a big movie star.2. (Informal) crooked, squint (informal), awry, lopsided, askew, asymmetrical, skewwhiff (Brit. informal) Dusty photographs were hanging at cockeyed angles on the walls.

cockeyed

adjective1. Informal. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.2. Informal. Stupefied, excited, or muddled with alcoholic liquor:besotted, crapulent, crapulous, drunk, drunken, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, sodden, tipsy.Informal: stewed.Slang: blind, bombed, boozed, boozy, crocked, high, lit (up), loaded, looped, pickled, pixilated, plastered, potted, sloshed, smashed, soused, stinking, stinko, stoned, tight, zonked.Idioms: drunk as a skunk, half-seas over, high as a kite, in one's cups, three sheets in the wind.

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