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
Pricing for five or fewer devices is a little screwy.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwy
Adjective
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Why would someone dig such a bizarre underground hideout?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a weird kind of rigor that results from going through something that many times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Emmy-winning host ended last season with a telethon auctioning off weird memorabilia from previous episodes of the show.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The choice of Olivier Boscagli at left-back at Fulham, for example, a contributing factor in Chukwueze’s equaliser, was strange.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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In a dispatch from Minneapolis, chaun webster considers the strange familiarity of ICE and the limits of our language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His sharp, funny, and unexpectedly comforting voice makes the book a joy to read and turns what could feel grim into something liberating.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Roy Keane is clearly a very funny character who everyone is scared of… Then Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are just absolutely filled with football.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What begins as an odd arrangement gradually becomes a warm, unconventional bond — and an unpredictable love.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their misadventures spiral into odd, escalating situations that would play better with sharper writing or more adventurous direction.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Engram’s impact at TE1 was erratic, though, to put it kindly.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even for a politician known for erratic policy shifts, this swap—of longtime democratic partners that have sacrificed much for America’s benefit in exchange for an authoritarian regime intent on undermining it—is bizarre.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Browning Investments' consulting contract had some peculiar provisions.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The line of demonstrators stretched for eight blocks, lining Broadway as curious theatergoers looked on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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That was the first time that a full matchweek has ended in such a way since 2020-21 (October 23-26), with the previous occasion occurring in 2016-17, suggesting a reliable and curious five-year cycle.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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