adj
screwy
SKROO-ee
adj
1
Strange, ridiculous, or not making sense.
"That's a screwy way to run a business."
"The plot of the movie got increasingly screwy."
2
(dated, informal) Slightly drunk.
"He got a bit screwy after two pints."
How to Use Screwy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWeird or nonsensical, in an informal, slightly comic way.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
screwy idea
sounds screwy
a screwy plan
Word Forms
screwier comparative, more screwy comparative, screwiest superlative, most screwy superlative
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Etymology
From screw + -y. Originally (1820s) meant "tipsy," and only later, by the 1880s, came to mean "crazy" or "odd."