cockeyed

American  

[kok-ahyd] / ˈkɒkˌaɪd /

adjective

1. cross-eyed.

2. having a squinting eye.

3. twisted, tilted, or slanted to one side.

4. Slang.

   1. foolish; absurd.

   2. intoxicated; drunk.

   3. completely wrong.

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cockeyed British  

/ ˈkɒkˌaɪd /

adjective

1. afflicted with cross-eye, squint, or any other visible abnormality of the eyes

2. appearing to be physically or logically abnormal, absurd, etc; crooked; askew

   cockeyed ideas

3. drunk

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Other Word Forms

• cockeyedly adverb
• cockeyedness noun

Etymology

Origin of cockeyed

1715–25; cock ² (v.) + eyed

Example Sentences

A kid with cockeyed glasses sits waiting with me.

From Literature

I’m enough of a cockeyed optimist to believe that exposure to different cultures, to ways of being in, looking at and talking about the world, can cure a person of prejudice.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Braun, who appeared in the series “Succession,” is a good foot taller than his co-star, giving an amusing physical aspect to their cockeyed friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal

He stopped the carriage and fixed Penelope with his cockeyed glare.

From Literature

He snorted in disdain and looked at her with his changeable, cockeyed stare.

From Literature