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screwy

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screwy /ˈskruːwi/ adjective
screwier; screwiest
screwy
/ˈskruːwi/
adjective
screwier; screwiest
Learner's definition of SCREWY
[also more screwy; most screwy] informal
: different from what you expect because of being strange or unusual古怪的
: not sensible or reasonable不理智的;荒唐的
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screwier; screwiest
1
: crazily absurd, eccentric, or unusual
2
screwiness noun

Example Sentences

I knew something was screwy. the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye
Recent Examples on the Web State tax revenues are bound to decline in this screwy economy. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Even if the concept seems screwy, someone is definitely watching this show, which has remained in the top 10 for quite a while at this point. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 July 2022 It’s a planning fallacy based on screwy positive self-perception. Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2020 What’s more, the screwy structure of succession in this realm essentially guarantees murderous tensions within the royal family. Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022 Third, there seems to be some screwy, non-GAAP accounting going on inside the walls of this highly unprofitable business. Aubrie Pagano, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Marissa Cooper, the beautiful and damaged daughter of a screwy, wealthy family on The O.C., was always something of a tragic figure. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 May 2021 Speaking of four notes: The first four of the Twilight Zone theme — those screwy, dizzying intervals — are lodged in our brains. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Apr. 2021 Things have gotten so screwy, censuring has become a coat of honor. Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of screwy was in 1887
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