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screwy

[ skroo-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Slang.

, screw·i·er, screw·i·est.

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.

screwy

/ ˈskruːɪ /

Origin of screwy¹

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

That was the sad and screwy logic that propelled Douglas McAuthur McCain and his pal Troy Kastigar.

That'll make everyone skew all weird and screwy, and make everyone look guilty.

Then when the boys in Havana answered that screwy letter perhaps they'd all have something to go by.

I'm going to get a better look, whether it seems screwy or not.

Something in us was different, unrelated; I don't doubt that Tweel thought me just as screwy as I thought him.

Lets get Morgan and find out what the college professors can tell us about this screwy thing.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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