Screwy

//ˈskɹuː.i// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Crazy; silly; ridiculous informal

    "That's a screwy idea; I am not going to fly all the way to Antarctica just to see a penguin!"

  2. 2
    Tipsy; slightly drunk. archaic, informal

    ""A tipsy man," said Spearman, "is generally noisy ; and I confess I was screwy on Wednesday.""

  3. 3
    Exacting; extortionate; close. archaic
  4. 4
    Worthless. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    not behaving normally wordnet

Synonyms

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loopy5150a sheet in the winda sheet in the wind's eyeabnormaladrian quist

Example

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"That's a screwy idea; I am not going to fly all the way to Antarctica just to see a penguin!"

Etymology

From screw + -y. 1820, original meaning “tipsy, slightly drunk”; meaning “crazy, ridiculous” first recorded 1887.

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