cockeyed

[ kok-ahyd ]

/ ˈkɒkˌaɪd /

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adjective

cross-eyed.

having a squinting eye.

twisted, tilted, or slanted to one side.

Slang.

foolish; absurd.
intoxicated; drunk.
completely wrong.

Origin of cockeyed

1715–25; cock² (v.) + eyed

SYNONYMS FOR cockeyed

4a ridiculous, preposterous, insane, nutty, cockamamie, weird.

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OTHER WORDS FROM cockeyed

cock·eyed·ly

[kok-ahyd-lee, -ahy-id-], /ˈkɒkˌaɪd li, -ˌaɪ ɪd-/, adverbcockeyedness, noun

Words nearby cockeyed

cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye, cockeye bob, cockeyed, cockeyed bob, Cockeysville, cock feather, cockfight, cockfight chair

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Example sentences from the Web for cockeyed

He began, he recalls, by setting forth a cockeyed premise: the Marx brothers selling modern art.
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure|Joe Morgenstern|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anyway, in this cockeyed war you can look for enemy agents any place, and usually find them.
Dave Dawson on the Russian Front|R. Sidney Bowen
But it was like trying to wake himself up out of the middle of a crazy, cockeyed dream.
Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal|Robert Sydney Bowen
And I sure would like to know what is the next move in this cockeyed arrangement of things?
Dave Dawson with the Commandos|R. Sidney Bowen

Except on the one subject of that cockeyed invention of his, he behaved perfectly normally.
Gone Fishing|James H. Schmitz
Well, I'd had the cockeyed kind of luck to go bald at 25 and I'd been playing old men ever since.
The Old Die Rich|Horace Leonard Gold

British Dictionary definitions for cockeyed

cockeyed

/ (ˈkɒkˌaɪd) /

adjective informal

afflicted with cross-eye, squint, or any other visible abnormality of the eyes

appearing to be physically or logically abnormal, absurd, etc; crooked; askewcockeyed ideas

drunk

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单词	cockeyed
释义	cockeyed [ kok-ahyd ] / ˈkɒkˌaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cockeyed ON THESAURUS.COM adjective cross-eyed. having a squinting eye. twisted, tilted, or slanted to one side. Slang. foolish; absurd. intoxicated; drunk. completely wrong. Origin of cockeyed 1715–25; cock² (v.) + eyed SYNONYMS FOR cockeyed 4a ridiculous, preposterous, insane, nutty, cockamamie, weird. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cockeyed ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM cockeyed cock·eyed·ly [kok-ahyd-lee, -ahy-id-], /ˈkɒkˌaɪd li, -ˌaɪ ɪd-/, adverbcockeyedness, noun Words nearby cockeyed cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye, cockeye bob, cockeyed, cockeyed bob, Cockeysville, cock feather, cockfight, cockfight chair Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockeyed He began, he recalls, by setting forth a cockeyed premise: the Marx brothers selling modern art. The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure\|Joe Morgenstern\|August 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Anyway, in this cockeyed war you can look for enemy agents any place, and usually find them. Dave Dawson on the Russian Front\|R. Sidney Bowen But it was like trying to wake himself up out of the middle of a crazy, cockeyed dream. Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal\|Robert Sydney Bowen And I sure would like to know what is the next move in this cockeyed arrangement of things? Dave Dawson with the Commandos\|R. Sidney Bowen Except on the one subject of that cockeyed invention of his, he behaved perfectly normally. Gone Fishing\|James H. Schmitz Well, I'd had the cockeyed kind of luck to go bald at 25 and I'd been playing old men ever since. The Old Die Rich\|Horace Leonard Gold British Dictionary definitions for cockeyed cockeyed / (ˈkɒkˌaɪd) / adjective informal afflicted with cross-eye, squint, or any other visible abnormality of the eyes appearing to be physically or logically abnormal, absurd, etc; crooked; askewcockeyed ideas drunk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cockeyed absurd, askance, asymmetrical, awry, crazy, crooked, lopsided, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, squint, cam, canted, cross-eyed, strabismic
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cockeyed

adjective

Origin of cockeyed

SYNONYMS FOR cockeyed

OTHER WORDS FROM cockeyed

Words nearby cockeyed

Example sentences from the Web for cockeyed

British Dictionary definitions for cockeyed

adjective informal

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