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screwy

[ skroo-ee ]
/ ˈskru i /
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adjective, screw·i·er, screw·i·est.Slang.
crazy; nutty: I think you're screwy, refusing an invitation to the governor's dinner.
disconcertingly strange: There's something screwy about his story.
absurdly peculiar or impractical; ridiculous: screwy ideas.
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Origin of screwy

First recorded in 1810–20; screw + -y1

Words nearby screwy

screw-top, screwup, screw up one's courage, screwworm, screwworm fly, screwy, screw you, Scriabin, scribble, scribbler, scribbling block
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Words related to screwy

abnormal, batty, bizarre, crazy, daft, dotty, far-out, flaky, funky, irregular, kooky, mad, nutty, odd, oddball, offbeat, off-center, off the wall, out in left field, outlandish

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British Dictionary definitions for screwy

screwy
/ (ˈskruːɪ) /
adjective screwier or screwiest
informal odd, crazy, or eccentric
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