Screwy

Quick meaning: Screwy is an adjective meaning (informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous.

Meaning

(informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous.

More Meanings

1. (archaic, informal) Tipsy; slightly drunk.
2. (archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.
3. (archaic) Worthless.

Example Sentences

Screwy [skroo'i], adj. mean ; stingy ; parsimonious. Alto, slightly intoxicated.

That's a screwy idea; I am not going to fly all the way to Antarctica just to see a penguin!

"A tipsy man," said Spearman, "is generally noisy ; and I confess I was screwy on Wednesday."

Now, you don't actually have to have another printer in order to add another printer. This might sound a bit screwy on my part, but it is true.

Word Forms

• screwier
• screwiest

Synonyms for screwy

Depending on context, synonyms include bananas, barking, buggish, buggy, bughouse, barmy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include insane, wacko, lunatic, mad, crazy, psycho.

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