English adjective: screwball | |||
1. | screwball foolish; totally unsound | ||
Samples | A crazy scheme. Half-baked ideas. A screwball proposal without a prayer of working. | ||
Synonyms | crazy, half-baked, softheaded | ||
Similar | impractical | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | practical | ||
English noun: screwball | |||
1. | screwball (person) a whimsically eccentric person | ||
Synonyms | crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball | ||
2. | screwball (act) a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delivery, pitch | ||