as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye
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Recent Examples of screwy
California’s vote-counting is notorious for taking weeks to get results, but that’s a function of screwy deadlines rather than the mail-in balloting itself.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Big 12 remains as quirky and screwy as ever.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Pricing for five or fewer devices is a little screwy.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In the screwy arithmetic of my mind, more time meant more aspiration.
—Dan Leach
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Big 12 remains as quirky and screwy as ever.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Pricing for five or fewer devices is a little screwy.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In the screwy arithmetic of my mind, more time meant more aspiration.
—Dan Leach
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwy
Adjective
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In a bizarre scene at the ceremony, his troops stood at attention as Ríos addressed them in a live video feed from a Bogotá prison.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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This has produced a toxic and bizarre backlash.—
Tom Deignan,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s been a weird weather quirk surrounding the national soccer teams that have made base camps in the Kansas City area.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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When the series went back to New York, things got weird.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Truth is stranger than fiction.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Other members of the cast contribute some sharp edges and moments that are legitimately funny.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Someone’s losing their dignity, and that’s funny.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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However, because cities still hold elections in odd years — where Democratic turnout is historically higher than in Republican-leaning suburbs and rural areas — the math could tip in the amendment’s favor.—
Jeffrey M. Wice,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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Immediately after alighting from its fanciful detour, Woods makes the odd decision to leave Emily’s perspective and lock into Sylvia’s.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Starter Eric Lauer battles erratic fastball command and early damage yet completes six innings, while the Rays’ Nick Martinez matches him before a bullpen misstep to Rojas decides a tight opener.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Cynthia wants to get down to the bottom of Shamea’s erratic behavior, and the scene plays out like an angsty teen getting sent to the principal’s office.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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There is a peculiar optimism embedded in the leadership development industry — a near-religious conviction that with the right workshop, the right coach, the right 360-degree feedback tool, any leader can be transformed into a better version of themselves.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Strange-looking body parts, peculiar backgrounds and photos of smiling teens who don’t actually exist.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Penny, at just 16, was a brave girl — radiant, curious, full of light.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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And so my job is to really to pay attention and to be curious.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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“Screwy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwy. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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