screwy

Meaning

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

Synonyms

screw-loose

disarranged

confused

😕

undone

unordered

unstuck

upset

mazed

haywire

stupid

mixed-up

awry

punch-drunk

serpentine

spired

strange

tipsy

topsy-turvy

twist

volute

volution

gyroidal

spirality helicity

clouded

crazy

disorganized

helical

insane

mean

muddled

nutty

odd

overwrought

psycho

Translations

pazzo

brillo

deli

karışık

bizzoso

tuhaf

dîn

acayip

tordu

scemo

déraisonnable

tonto

unzumutbar

irragionevole

λοξός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɹuː.i/

Etymology

From screw + -y. 1820, original meaning “tipsy, slightly drunk”; meaning “crazy, ridiculous” first recorded 1887.