screwy
English
/ˈskɹuː.i/
adj
Definitions
- (informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous
- (archaic) Tipsy; slightly drunk.
- (archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.
- (archaic) Worthless.
Etymology
Suffix from English screw (meddle, play with).
Origin
English
screw
Gloss
meddle, play with
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airscrew English
- bottlescrew English
- corkscrew English
- jackscrew English
- leadscrew English
- microscrew English
- mindscrew English
- miniscrew English
- rescrew English
- screw English
- screw pine English
- screwability English
- screwable English
- screwback English
- screwball English
- screwbean English
- screwcap English
- screwcapped English
- screwdriver English
- screwdriving English
- screwed English
- screwee English
- screwer English
- screwface English
- screwgate English
- screwhead English
- screwiness English
- screwjack English
- screwjob English
- screwless English
- screwlike English
- screwman English
- screwplate English
- screwpress English
- screwtape English
- screwtop English
- screwworm English
- thumbscrew English
- turnscrew English
- unscrew English
- Schraube German
- screw Middle English
- scriú Irish
- สกรู Thai
- skru Tok Pisin
- screw
- screwer
- unscrew
- rescrew
- screwed
- screwee
- screwjob
- airscrew
- screwcap
- screwman
- screwtop
- screwback
- screwball
- screwjack
- leadscrew
- screwgate
- screwable
- corkscrew
- screwhead
- turnscrew
- screwworm
- mindscrew
- screwless
- screwtape
- screwface
- miniscrew
- jackscrew
- screwlike
- screwbean
- microscrew
- screw pine
- thumbscrew
- screwiness
- screwpress
- screwplate
- bottlescrew
- screwdriver
- screwcapped
- screwdriving
- screwability