- screwy
- screw|y [ `skrui ] adjective INFORMALstrange or unusual. This word is sometimes used in an insulting way: WACKO
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
См. также в других словарях:
screwy — [adj] eccentric abnormal, batty, bizarre, crazy, daft, dotty, far out*, flaky, funky*, irregular, kooky, mad, nutty, odd, oddball, offbeat, off center, off the wall*, out in left field*, outlandish, peculiar, queer, quirky, strange, uncommon,… … New thesaurus
screwy — ► ADJECTIVE (screwier, screwiest) informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ rather odd or eccentric … English terms dictionary
screwy — [skro͞o′ē] adj. screwier, screwiest Slang ☆ 1. mentally unbalanced; crazy ☆ 2. peculiar, eccentric, or odd in a confusing way screwiness n … English World dictionary
screwy — 1. mod. crazy. □ I’ve never heard such a screwy idea. □ It’s really screwy. □ That’s the screwiest looking hat I’ve ever seen. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
screwy — /skrooh ee/, adj., screwier, screwiest. Slang. 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;… … Universalium
screwy — adjective informal an idea, plan, etc that is screwy seems strange or crazy: The whole thing sounds pretty screwy to me! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
screwy — UK [ˈskruːɪ] / US [ˈskruɪ] adjective Word forms screwy : adjective screwy comparative screwier superlative screwiest informal strange, or unusual. This word is sometimes used in an insulting way … English dictionary
screwy — adjective /ˈskɹuː.i/ a) Crazy; silly; ridiculous; insane; demented; unreasonable. Thats a screwy idea; I am not going to fly all the way to Antarctica just to see a penguin! b) Tipsy; slightly drunk. See Also … Wiktionary
screwy — screw|y [ˈskru:i] adj informal an idea or plan that is screwy seems very strange or crazy … Dictionary of contemporary English
screwy — adjective (screwier; est) Date: 1887 1. crazily absurd, eccentric, or unusual 2. crazy, insane • screwiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
screwy — Synonyms and related words: abnormal, anomalous, apish, asinine, balmy, bananas, barmy, bats, batty, beany, befooled, beguiled, besotted, bonkers, boozy, brainless, buffoonish, buggy, bughouse, bugs, canned, cockeyed, cracked, crackers, crank,… … Moby Thesaurus
