screwier; screwiest
1
: very absurd, eccentric, or unusual
a screwy idea
screwy logic
screwy weather
Goldstein realized something was screwy when he went online the next day and looked at his [bank] accounts.—
David Lazarus
David LazarusIf you're like me, you're thinking, "No way. There's something screwy with that survey." It seems to defy conventional wisdom.—Jeff Hawkes
Jeff Hawkes2
: lacking reason or mental soundness
Human beings are a screwy bunch. We'll go to any length to fit an artificial idea of what we ought to be, even if it means confusing ourselves and everyone else in the bargain.—Robert Kirby
Robert Kirby
screwiness
noun
Examples of screwy in a Sentence
I knew something was screwy.
the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye
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And higher in the atmosphere things can be even screwier—and on a larger scale.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Daniels and Chase brought more oomph to their characters’ romantic entanglement, which has left Lady Larken happily if inconveniently with child, a springboard for the whole screwy marital plot.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Still, this outrageously funky genre blend — a pitch-black horror comedy about screwy siblings turning motorists and motel guests into scrumptious jerky — deserves its a special spot in the greater midnight movie pantry.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
In Election Betting Markets After First Presidential Debate Sometimes the data on a particular report look screwy.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Daniels and Chase brought more oomph to their characters’ romantic entanglement, which has left Lady Larken happily if inconveniently with child, a springboard for the whole screwy marital plot.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Still, this outrageously funky genre blend — a pitch-black horror comedy about screwy siblings turning motorists and motel guests into scrumptious jerky — deserves its a special spot in the greater midnight movie pantry.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
In Election Betting Markets After First Presidential Debate Sometimes the data on a particular report look screwy.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Screwy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screwy. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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screwy
adjective
screwier; screwiest
1
: oddly different and unfamiliar
knew something was screwy
2
informal
: lacking reason or mental soundness
completely screwy people
screwiness
noun
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