screwy
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8.0
- adjective
- /ˈskruːi/
- Informal
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raro
- It's a bit screwy that he thinks he can solve all the problems by himself.
- go screwy
- screwy guy
- screwy thing
It's charming, it's screwy, it's weird.
- It's charming, it's screwy, it's weird.
- And the idea that you can somehow set a time limit is a bit screwy.
- You know, if the whole place is screwy, doesn't make sense, why can't I just do whatever the hell I want?
- Have you seen all the adjectives that people, even the people who love this movie, call it ridiculous, fresh, different, screwy.
- A lot of things sold out because the pipelines are, you know, screwy or shut down for, for whatever, you know, components of any number of things.
- This is why the world is so screwy and why the history that you think you know is not the accurate history.
- It can be, you know, shot through with all sorts of screwy fantasiae appearances.
Examples
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I don't know anyone who isn't a little screwy in some way or another.
Blog text (33) -
Something is screwy about the way she went down.
Fiction book (1992) -
"It's a screwy world we live in," he went on.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is why the world is so screwy and why the history that you think you know is not the accurate history.
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It's charming, it's screwy, it's weird.
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Something's screwy about that fella.
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Science and religion get screwy when they begin to infringe on each other's territory.
Blog text (14) -
"Sounds a little screwy," Diane said, wrinkling her nose.
Fiction book (1999) -
Something is screwy, and I've wasted almost two hours messing with it.
Blog text (13) -
Sounds screwy to me.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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6.9
Strange in a way that makes you feel scared or nervous
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8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
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7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
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5.9
Being a bit strange in behavior or appearance
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9.0
Behaving in a strange or not sensible way
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9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
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8.6
Slightly silly and odd in a playful way
Unusual in a way that people notice
Slightly strange in a small, gentle way
Antonyms
How Strange
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Screwy comes from screw ('to twist') plus the ending -y, so a useful picture is something 'twisted' or not straight. Think of a machine with a loose screw that makes it work oddly — that gives the idea of 'screwy' as strange or behaving badly. That's why we call a person or idea screwy when it is odd or not normal.