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Definition of Screwy
1. Adjective. Not behaving normally.
Definition of Screwy
1. Adjective. (informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous; insane; demented; unreasonable. ¹
2. Adjective. (archaic informal) Tipsy; slightly drunk. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Screwy
1. crazy [adj SCREWIER, SCREWIEST] - See also: crazy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Screwy
Literary usage of Screwy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Three Clerks: A Novel by Anthony Trollope (1903)
"screwy was a name of love which among his brother navvies was given to Mr. ...
Poor screwy forgot the time of year,' said another navvy ; ' he ought to have ..."
2. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1877)
"screwy [skroo'i], adj. mean ; stingy ; parsimonious. Alto, slightly intoxicated.
' He waa a bit screwy. ..."
3. The Elements of Physiological Physics: An Outline of the Elementary Facts by Joseph M'Gregor Robertson (1884)
"26, and by proper adjustment of the screwy the modification is made available.
By lowering the screwy so that the spring cannot come into contact with it, ..."
4. The Elements of Physiological Physics: An Outline of the Elementary Facts by Joseph M'Gregor Robertson (1884)
"26, and by proper adjustment of the screwy the modification is made available.
By lowering the screwy so that the spring cannot come into contact with it, ..."
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