cockeyed

adjective

cock·eyed | \ ˈkäk-ˌīd

Definition of cockeyed

1 : having a cockeye

2a : askew, awry

b : slightly crazy : topsy-turvy a cockeyed scheme

c : drunk sense 1a

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Examples of cockeyed in a Sentence

The windows of the house look cockeyed. Where did you get those cockeyed ideas? She is full of cockeyed optimism.

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To its credit, Stranger Things 3 approaches mall culture from a cockeyed perspective. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "The ending of Stranger Things 3 proves the limits of nostalgia: EW review, with spoilers," 4 July 2019 Sooner or later, the long, hard hours in the studio had a way of turning even cockeyed optimists into pragmatists. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, "A Master of Mute Forms," 7 Mar. 2019 Meanwhile, Uranus’s entire polar region is currently ensconced in white, like a cockeyed celestial skullcap. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "Hubble Observes Ice Giant Vortexes and Polar Storms on Neptune and Uranus," 9 Feb. 2019 The man is thoughtful and appealing, but his account is riddled with cockeyed inconsistencies. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘The Third Murder’ Review: Mystery and a Master’s Vision," 2 Aug. 2018 Trump’s illiberalism—his cockeyed expressions of admiration for such leaders as Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Rodrigo Duterte, and his heedless detachment from American norms—betrays that faith. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "Donald Trump and the Stress Test of Liberal Democracy," 13 Mar. 2017 Beetles in various states of repair are parked around the place, some sitting cockeyed with busted lights and flattened tires. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "Bugging Out In Plymouth," 22 June 2017 Director Lynne Ramsay delivers the movie (a brief 89 minutes) in a mad jumble of filters and colors and angles — fake-out scenes, flashbacks and cockeyed action sequences. — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, "You Were Never Really Here," 11 Apr. 2018 The three women eventually band together with a wacky plan to take control of their destinies, and the journey is an alchemic mix of cockeyed optimism, admirable grit, and empowering song-and-dance numbers. — Marissa Oberlander, Chicago Reader, "Three women fight back against sexual harassment—1970s style—in 9 to 5 the Musical.," 19 Apr. 2018

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