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English adjective: cockeyed

1. cockeyed turned or twisted toward one side


SamplesA...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry.
His wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff.


Synonymsaskew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky


Similarcrooked


Antonymsstraight

2. cockeyed incongruous;inviting ridicule


SamplesThe absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework.
That's a cockeyed idea.
Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer.
A contribution so small as to be laughable.
It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.
A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history.
Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous.


Synonymsabsurd, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous


Similarfoolish


Antonymswise

3. cockeyed very drunk


Synonymsbesotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet


Similardrunk, inebriated, intoxicated


Domain usageargot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular


Antonymssober









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