adjective
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fastened by a screw or screws
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having spiral grooves like a screw; threaded
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twisted or distorted
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a slang word for drunk
Etymology
Origin of screwed
Example Sentences
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Do you relate to your characters’ Gen-Z resentment that previous generations screwed them over?
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
If Miranda Priestly can get thrown in steerage, we’re all screwed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
“Every day, someone was like, ‘well, you screwed it up,’” Abbott said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
“I went to my husband and said, ‘I think I screwed up.’”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026
When the second dream was safely in the jar and the top was screwed down, the BFG held it to his ear.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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