screwy

screw·y

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skroo-ee]
- /ˈskru i/
- /ˈskruː.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skroo-ee]
- /ˈskru i/

Definitions of screwy word

adjective screwy crazy; nutty: I think you're screwy, refusing an invitation to the governor's dinner. 1
adjective screwy disconcertingly strange: There's something screwy about his story. 1
adjective screwy absurdly peculiar or impractical; ridiculous: screwy ideas. 1
adjective screwy chaotic, haywire 1
adjective screwy person: crazy 1
adjective screwy odd, crazy, or eccentric 0

See all 8 definitions of screwy

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Origin of screwy

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; screw + -y1

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Parts of speech for Screwy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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screwy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for screwy

adj screwy

abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
addlepated — addlebrained.
agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
amok — a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays
around the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.

adjective screwy

aper — a person who apes, a mimic
gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
incurving — Present participle of incurve.
jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
orderless — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

All 58 Synonyms of screwy