Synonyms

screwy

American

[skroo-ee] / ˈskru i /

adjective

Slang.

screwier, screwiest

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 British

/ ˈskruːɪ /

adjective

informal odd, crazy, or eccentric

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Etymology

Origin of screwy

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

Example Sentences

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Now they overheard him ranting about the screwy lines on Channel 2.

From Los Angeles Times

A murder mystery worms into the script that’s too screwy to be taken seriously.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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