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cockeyed
" Call me a cockeyed pessimist, but I'm having trouble finding any good news in the trashing of Harriet Miers."
Ellen Goodman

Meaning of "cockeyed" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COCKEYED

ˈkɒkˌaɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCKEYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cockeyed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COCKEYED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cockeyed in the English dictionary

The definition of cockeyed in the dictionary is afflicted with cross-eye, squint, or any other visible abnormality of the eyes. Other definition of cockeyed is appearing to be physically or logically abnormal, absurd, etc; crooked; askew.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCKEYED

beady-eyed · evil-eyed · four-eyed · frogeyed · gimlet-eyed · glassy-eyed · one-eyed · oroide · popeyed · sad-eyed · skew-eyed · slant-eyed · slit-eyed · squinty-eyed · stalk-eyed · ureide · walleyed

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCKEYED

cockcrowing · cocked hat · cocker · cocker spaniel · cockerel · Cockerell · cockernony · cocket · cockeye · cockeye bob · cockeyed bob · cockeyedly · cockeyedness · cockfight · cockfighting · cockhorse · cockieleekie · cockieleekie soup · cockier · cockies

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCKEYED

bleary-eyed · blue-eyed · bright-eyed · bug-eyed · clear-eyed · cross-eyed · eagle-eyed · eyed · green-eyed · hackneyed · high-keyed · honeyed · low-keyed · misty-eyed · open-eyed · red-eyed · sharp-eyed · starry-eyed · storeyed · wide-eyed

Synonyms and antonyms of cockeyed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COCKEYED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cockeyed» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «cockeyed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COCKEYED

Find out the translation of cockeyed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cockeyed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cockeyed» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

荒唐
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cockeyed
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cockeyed
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cockeyed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأحول
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

косоглазый
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cockeyed
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

টা্যরা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pompette
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Berkerut
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

schielend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ばかげた
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

사팔 뜨기
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cockeyed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xiên
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

cockeyed
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कॉकएडेड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

şaşı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

strabico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

cockeyed
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

косоокий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cockeyed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακισμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cockeyed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cockeyed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cockeyed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKEYED»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cockeyed
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cockeyed

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QUOTES WITH «COCKEYED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cockeyed.
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Ellen Goodman
Call me a cockeyed pessimist, but I'm having trouble finding any good news in the trashing of Harriet Miers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKEYED»

Discover the use of cockeyed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cockeyed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cockeyed
In this penetrating, nervy memoir, which ricochets between meditation and black comedy, Knighton tells the story of his fifteen-year descent into blindness while incidentally revealing the world of the sighted in all its phenomenal ...
Ryan Knighton, 2007
2
Cockeyed
"When Hunny 'You go, girl!
Richard Stevenson, 2010
3
Cockeyed
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called Cockeyed a clever romantic comedy, Talkin' Broadway called it "hilarious," while Playback Magazine said that it was "fresh and invigorating.
William Missouri Downs, 2009
4
Wally the Cockeyed Cricket
When Wally, a cricket, finds himself trapped by Mrs. Grumpydee, he sings a sad song until he is freed.
Bea L. Brown, 2011
5
Cockeyed Americana: a treasury of the odd, the ludicrous and ...
A compendium of authentic if nonsensical news items, epitaphs, and ordinances collected from magazines, newspapers, and state law journals
Dick Hyman, 1972
6
Cockeyed Education: A Case Method Primer
This book enables readers to differentiate substantive from cockeyed suggestions. It directs them to the suggestions that scholastic experts, politicians, and members of the public have made.
Gerard Giordano, 2010
7
National Security Through a Cockeyed Lens: How Cognitive ...
Drawing on four decades of psychological, historical, and political science research on cognitive biases, this book illuminates key pitfalls in how we and our leaders make decisions.
Steve A. Yetiv, 2013
8
The Big Enchilada: Campaign Adventures with the Cockeyed ...
" But Texans, as Stevens learned, are a confident bunch, and the Bush crowd remained convinced they would win the biggest prize of all—even on the brink of losing. This is the story of what it was like as only an insider could tell it.
Stuart Stevens, 2007
9
The Cockeyed Corpse
The Wild West is not your regular western movie but it is wild!
Richard S. Prather, 1999
10
A Cockeyed Guide to the Hamptons
A witty, acerbic look at Long Island's fabled weekend playground by an award-winning columnist and his dogs. Dodson takes on everything from trophy wives to what today's Hampton birds demand in their birdhouses.
Reynolds Dodson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKEYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cockeyed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amy Winehouse, my sister and addiction
... people we never would have chosen to sit next to at breakfast, in the cockeyed hope that one day our loved one might come home to us. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Pit Stories: Bonus Pit Story - Do Ya'll Take Sex?
By the time we got our amps in there, set up cockeyed on the gravel floor, you could get about 13 people in there with us. But almost a hundred ... «Metal Underground, Jul 15»
3
Please, Give Buhari A Chance!
That is why their cockeyed, unsubstantiated and mostly sentimental carpeting of the President should not be given any serious attention by any ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
4
STADIUM PODCAST: John Gennaro and Scott Kaplan
He has come to appreciate my cockeyed conspiracy theories (like the one about Farmers Field). So, for the benefit of you the listener (and ... «Bolts from the Blue, Jul 15»
5
"Creed": An under the radar Oscar contender?
Especially if voters catch on to that and don't look at the prior sequels in any cockeyed fashion, there's a chance this hits with the Academy. «Hollywoodnews.com, Jul 15»
6
Time to end Confederate flag discussion
I'm sick of the cockeyed excuses from state politicians about why the Confederate flag issue is so complicated. Nine innocent black people are murdered by a ... «Cheraw Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Myron B. Pitts: For Republicans, Trump a bulldozer with a wrecking …
Even the most cockeyed optimist among Republican strategists has to admit that business magnate Donald Trump is wreaking havoc on the ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
8
Eagle Ford hotel boom is over, but it's far from a bust
Cockeyed wooden steps lead to trailers that emptied out earlier this year. The Eagle Ford hotel and lodging boom is over, gone with the ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
9
'This operation is so f***ing easy'
It's those tens of thousands of generous Aussie donors who believe in Fred's cockeyed dream, and give to The Fred Hollows Foundation, who ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
10
Sharing July 4th's significance
No wonder Filipinos are confused – there is an old saying back home that the Filipino culture and way of thinking is cockeyed as a result of 400 ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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