screwy

[ skroo-ee ]

adjective

, Slang.

, screw·i·er, screw·i·est.

1. crazy; nutty:

   I think you're screwy, refusing an invitation to the governor's dinner.

2. disconcertingly strange:

   There's something screwy about his story.

3. absurdly peculiar or impractical; ridiculous:

   screwy ideas.

screwy

/ ˈskruːɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   odd, crazy, or eccentric

Word History and Origins

Origin of screwy¹

First recorded in 1810–20; screw + -y ¹

Example Sentences

That was the sad and screwy logic that propelled Douglas McAuthur McCain and his pal Troy Kastigar.

From The Daily Beast

That'll make everyone skew all weird and screwy, and make everyone look guilty.

From Project Gutenberg

Then when the boys in Havana answered that screwy letter perhaps they'd all have something to go by.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm going to get a better look, whether it seems screwy or not.

From Project Gutenberg

Something in us was different, unrelated; I don't doubt that Tweel thought me just as screwy as I thought him.

From Project Gutenberg

Lets get Morgan and find out what the college professors can tell us about this screwy thing.

From Project Gutenberg