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screwed

American  
[skrood] / skrud /

adjective

  1. fastened with screws.

  2. having grooves like a screw; threaded.

  3. twisted; awry.

  4. Slang. bilked; cheated.

  5. Chiefly British Slang. drunk; intoxicated.

screwed British  
/ skruːd /

adjective

  1. fastened by a screw or screws

  2. having spiral grooves like a screw; threaded

  3. twisted or distorted

  4. a slang word for drunk

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Etymology

Origin of screwed

First recorded in 1640–50; screw + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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“I went to my husband and said, ‘I think I screwed up.’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

With her head firmly screwed on and her music's taking off, the Skye's the limit.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The Flynns are screwed up but they don’t mean to be cruel; like Harper, they side with “other outcasts and outsiders.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

If that happens and Congress later says, Wait, we screwed up, start it up again—it’s too late, because the spacecraft is no longer able to be contacted.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Before Bandit could apologize, Awaiting Marriage screwed up her skinny face and wailed.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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