1. Foolish; totally unsound
   "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"
   - crazy, half-baked, softheaded

1. A whimsically eccentric person
   - crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake 
2. A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

Derived forms: screwballs

See also: impractical

Type of: dag [Austral, NZ], delivery, eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball, pitch

Encyclopedia: Screwball

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