screwy

American  

[skroo-ee] / ˈskru i /

adjective

Slang.

screwier, screwiest

1. crazy; nutty.

   I think you're screwy, refusing an invitation to the governor's dinner.

2. disconcertingly strange.

   There's something screwy about his story.

3. absurdly peculiar or impractical; ridiculous.

   screwy ideas.

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screwy British  

/ ˈskruːɪ /

adjective

1. informal odd, crazy, or eccentric

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Etymology

Origin of screwy

First recorded in 1810–20; screw + -y ¹

Example Sentences

These buyouts are absurd, an outgrowth of a crazed marketplace and undeniably screwy optics at a state university.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Bell is actually too convincing at playing a damaged woman saddled with dialogue that’s only slightly screwier than what we’d encounter in a Lifetime movie.

From Salon

But the film’s sense of time feels vague and screwy.

From Los Angeles Times

Finn Russell's screwy kicking performance, in which three potentially decisive conversion shots slipped by, won't escape unnoticed either.

From BBC

“One of the peculiarities of squares is their screwy propensity to glorify rogues and scoundrels.”

From Los Angeles Times