cockeyed

[ kok-ahyd ]
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adjective
  1. having a squinting eye.

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

  2. Slang.

    • foolish; absurd.

    • intoxicated; drunk.

    • completely wrong.

Origin of cockeyed

1
1715–25; cock2 (v.) + eyed

Other words for cockeyed

Other words from cockeyed

  • cock·eyed·ly [kok-ahyd-lee, -ahy-id-], /ˈkɒkˌaɪd li, -ˌaɪ ɪd-/, adverb
  • cockeyedness, noun

Words Nearby cockeyed

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How to use cockeyed in a sentence

  • I fumbled around for a beginning, and then I decided to start right at the beginning, whether it sounded cockeyed or not.

    Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
  • After only two weeks on the job, on a strange planet ninety light-years from home, you don't tell your boss he's cockeyed.

    Exploiter's End | James Causey
  • Sure, and maybe that was a very cockeyed view for Dawson to take, too.

British Dictionary definitions for cockeyed

cockeyed

/ (ˈkɒkˌaɪd) /


adjectiveinformal
  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

  1. drunk

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