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Markets do very weird things because it reacts to how people behave, and sometimes people are a little screwy.
Alan Greenspan

Meaning of "screwy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCREWY

screwy  [ˈskruːɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCREWY

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

WHAT DOES SCREWY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of screwy in the English dictionary

The definition of screwy in the dictionary is odd, crazy, or eccentric.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCREWY


bluey
ˈbluːɪ
chewie
ˈtʃuːɪ
chewy
ˈtʃuːɪ
Dewey
ˈdjuːɪ
dewy
ˈdjuːɪ
Drambuie
dræmˈbjuːɪ
gluey
ˈɡluːɪ
gooey
ˈɡuːɪ
hooey
ˈhuːɪ
Hughie
ˈhjuːɪ
hui
ˈhuːɪ
louis
ˈluːɪ
newie
ˈnjuːɪ
pfui
ˈfuːɪ
phooey
ˈfuːɪ
stewy
ˈstjuːɪ
tui
ˈtuːɪ
uey
ˈjuːɪ
Wanganui
ˌwɒŋəˈnuːɪ
zooey
ˈzuːɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCREWY

screw-bolt
screw-in
screw-on
screw-propelled
screw-top
screw-topped
screw-up
screwable
screwball
screwbean
screwdriver
screwed
screwed up
screwer
screwier
screwiest
screwiness
screwlike
screwworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCREWY

billowy
blowy
Conwy
cowy
Edwy
mildewy
nowy
pillowy
Rwy
shadowy
showy
sinewy
snowy
spewy
swy
thewy
towy
viewy
willowy
yellowy

Synonyms and antonyms of screwy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCREWY»

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

Translation of «screwy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCREWY

Find out the translation of screwy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of screwy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «screwy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扭曲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

screwy
570 millions of speakers

English

screwy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मदहोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معطوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

странный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maluco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতিকগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tordu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kacau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verrückt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

らせん状の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

터져
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Screwy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

screwy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மதிமயங்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

garip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

svitato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

screwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

screwy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

screwy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kronkelend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

screwy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

screwy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of screwy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCREWY»

The term «screwy» is regularly used and occupies the 87.496 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCREWY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about screwy

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2 QUOTES WITH «SCREWY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word screwy.
1
Alan Greenspan
Markets do very weird things because it reacts to how people behave, and sometimes people are a little screwy.
2
Eugene H. Peterson
The Spirit works through community. Somebody will have a stupid, screwy idea. That's okay. The point of having creeds and confessions and traditions is to keep us in touch with the obvious errors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCREWY»

Discover the use of screwy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to screwy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Weird School #20: Mr. Louie Is Screwy!
Something groovy is going on!
Dan Gutman, 2009
2
Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku
This hilarious collection of offbeat poetry introduces senryu, a cousin of haiku featuring punchy and punny poems that tackle a range of child-friendly subjects. Full color.
Paul B. Janeczko, J. Patrick Lewis, 2006
3
Fifty Shades of Dumb: True Stories of Strange and Screwy Sex
Offers true stories of bizarre sexual encounters, including sex with teddy bears, sexually harassing plumbing fixtures, and animal brothels.
Leland Gregory, 2013
4
Mr. Louie Is Screwy!
When the hippie crossing guard, Mr. Louie, puts a love potion in the water fountain before Valentine's Day, everyone at Ella Mentry School falls in love.
Dan Gutman, 2010
5
Threads
He did He came on, delivered his line, received his reply, turned, and as he exited, said, "Screwy, screwy, screwy, screwy, screwy, screwy, screwy," until he was out of sight. The cast on stage burst into peals of uncontained laughter.
Beaumont Bruestle, 2009
6
Metalepsis in Popular Culture
After Sammy explains that he is “the lead in the picture,” Screwy leads him behind a tree, at which point we can only imagine that he slugs him. He returns to tell us: “You wouldn't have liked the story anyway.” It's easy enough to believe that ...
Karin Kukkonen, Sonja Klimek, 2011
7
Hollywood Cartoons : American Animation in Its Golden Age: ...
He evidently modeled Screwy on the lamentable example of Woody Woodpecker , but in place of Woody's manic laugh, he gave Screwy a harsh cackle—Wally Maher provided Screwy with the voice of Wilbur, the uncouth adolescent he ...
Michael Barrier, 1999
8
Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, ...
I; Postwar; Blacks 281 The Screwy Truant (MGM—¡/¡3/45) Producer: Fred Quimby ; Director: Tex Avery; Script: Heck Allen; Animators: Pre- ston Blair, Ed Love, Ray Abrams; Music: Scott Bradley Screwy Squirrel skips school and is pursued by a ...
Michael S. Shull, David E. Wilt, 2004
9
Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European ...
Perennial, densely and strongly tufted, blades greyish-green, leaves bristly hirsute. Florets (right and left) small, ventral hairlet row making 2/3-3/4 of the floret , dorsal and lateral rows shorter, awn 10-13 cm long, lower part broader, screwy,  ...
Vít Bojnanský, Agáta Fargašová, 2007
10
Scirocco
... of lifetimes later, and I find that screwy but I have become accustomed to things that are screwy now, screwy doesn't phase me anymore: I accept screwy, I no longer struggle within screwy and, in fact, I embrace it: all things with X Scirocco.
Rita Vitolo, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCREWY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term screwy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Now: 7/27 Edition of RAW Reaction; John …
Some of the topics discussed are John Cena bleeding buckets in the main event, the screwy booking of Ambrose vs Big Show, Diva Revolution continues and ... «Wrestlezone, Jul 15»
2
Campaign review: Not so impressed with the 'screwy spot'
Other ways to get people to talk about you. So many other ways that aren't those used in the latest Cell C ad by 1886 – the 'screwy spot', as it's been called. «The Media Online, Jul 15»
3
Man Up review: a boy-girl bromance with screwy mechanics
Sadly, the mechanics of the movie are a bit screwy. Can anyone buy Lake Bell as a lonely singleton? Does anyone think it's plausible that the hero could pick up ... «Irish Times, May 15»
4
John Heilemann: Vegans Are Screwy
John Heilemann: Vegans Are Screwy. May 1, 2015 3:14 PM PDT. John Heilemann says bad week. Mark Halperin says bad week, kind of. Share on ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
5
Why I Love My Screwy Souvenir
Any vacation is a treat, but the trip my wife and I took to Italy four years ago felt particularly sweet. Reason one: Twenty-one years had gone by since our last ... «TIME, Apr 15»
6
“Vibrantly screwy” musical duo Polygraph Lounge to perform
Called “vibrantly screwy” by Time Out New York, the duo will perform “Live From Brooklyn,” a rib-tickling musical rollercoaster in the spirit of Spike Jones, Victor ... «Carleton College News, Apr 15»
7
Deftones' “heady” new album to be released in September
If something sounded a little straight, we took a left turn and made things a little screwy. We just tried something completely opposite, not to sabotage it, but to ... «Consequence of Sound, Apr 15»
8
Screwy voting system helped Kawhi Leonard win Defensive POY
... guys who are employed by the team or their television partners on all three sides voting for their guys. Have I mentioned the awards system is a little screwy?) ... «CBSSports.com, Apr 15»
9
Do King v. Burwell Plaintiffs Have A 'Nutty,' 'Stupid' Or 'Screwy
On March 4, the Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell — the latest “mortal threat” to Obamacare. The cacophony from progressive ... «Daily Caller, Feb 15»
10
'You Can't Take It With You' is a screwy comedy of an eccentric family
(Originally published by the Daily News on Sept. 2, 1938. This story was written by Kate Cameron.) Frank Capra and Robert Riskin, who collaborated on “It ... «New York Daily News, Feb 15»

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