screwy
- (informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous
- (archaic, informal) Tipsy; slightly drunk.
- (archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.
- (archaic) Worthless.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɹuː.i/
Etymology
From screw + -y. 1820, original meaning “tipsy, slightly drunk”; meaning “crazy, ridiculous” first recorded 1887.
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