Definition of screwball in English:

screwball

noun ˈskruːbɔːlˈskruˌbɔl

North American

1Baseball
A ball pitched with reverse spin as compared to a curve ball.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many are reluctant to throw that 82 mile-an-hour screwball because they're afraid they're going to be changing the scoreboard with just one bad pitch.
- The batters had to wait, watch for the spin and break of the screwball.
- Few pitchers in the majors throw screwballs, but the Devil Rays have two in RHPs Jeff Sparks and Jim Mecir.
- You'll learn the rules of offense and defense, and all about fastballs, curveballs, knuckleballs and screwballs.
- ‘The third strike on every one of them,’ Hubbell once recalled, ‘was a screwball.’
2informal A crazy or eccentric person.
she was dating a real screwball
Example sentencesExamples
- I am extremely sorry that you have allowed a bunch of screwballs to come between us.
- Clark may be a lot of things, but a screwball he's not.
- Even scarier is the prospect of this party coming to anything with the screwballs they have in their ranks.
- Doesn't that make us both just a couple of unworthy screwballs?
- There was a scary moment when some screwball in an RV wouldn't let us pass on a country road.
- By the end of that campaign, he still got 20% of the vote, but apparently some people just like a screwball.
- ‘You guys are a bunch of screwballs!’ the girl said and stomped out of the shop.
- Viewed as a screwball and rebel by his teachers, he was a rare wit who provoked laughter and sometimes rage.
- ‘Any screwball who says this is blaming employees is doing nothing more than making irresponsible speculation,’ he said.
- Add in a wacky collection of colorful local screwballs, and this series is a timeless recipe for pure comedy gold.
Synonyms
madman, madwoman, maniac, lunatic

adjective ˈskruːbɔːlˈskruˌbɔl

North American informal

1Crazy; absurd.
what possessed you to ask a screwball question like that?
Example sentencesExamples
- If voters had any brains, they would find a way to ensure that she has much more time on her hands to pursue her screwball theories.
- They aren't all screwball reports by any matter or means.
- Usually this happens when they say something in a very haughty tone that doesn't make any sense, as though I should have anticipated their screwball question.
- You know, there's a screwball quality to you.
- However, the question remains: with all these goofy and screwball side effects, how in the heck did it slip by the radar of the FDA?
- Vaudevillian attempts at wacky accents and screwball banter lack rhythm and come off as flat as week-old pop.
- He says it's all about writing around the idea or inspiration he has in mind, be it a pie in the face, a witty line, screwball situation or piece of music.
- A Service Pilot in one of my flights north had reported to Operations that I was a crazy, screwball pilot and that he was scared to fly along side me.
- What screwball idea would they come up with next?
Synonyms
zany, madcap, offbeat, quirky, outlandish, eccentric, idiosyncratic, surreal, ridiculous, nonsensical, crazy, absurd, insane, far out, fantastic, bizarre, peculiar, weird, odd, strange, cranky, freakish
1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting a style of fast-moving comedy film involving eccentric characters or ridiculous situations.
  a screwball comedy in which two different couples find themselves sharing a house
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whether it's action films or screwball comedies, most Hollywood movies focus on beautiful young characters.
  An opportunity to create a classic, timeless satire was squandered by going for a cheap attempt to soften the film into a screwball comedy.
  Set in 1958, the screwball plot involves false identities and a literary hoax, chock-full of distinctive wisecracks delivered at breakneck speed.
  Although it sounds like a madcap, screwball comedy, this film is a very touching drama about what lengths a young man will go to protect and care for his mother.
  The actor gets to play two characters in this outrageous little comedy, a sort of screwball gangster film.

Derivatives

screwballer

noun ˈskruːbɔːlə

Baseball

A pitcher who primarily throws screwballs.
the screwballer mixes in a change-up

Rhymes

cueball

Definition of screwball in US English:

screwball

nounˈskruˌbɔlˈskro͞oˌbôl

North American

1Baseball
A pitched ball that moves in a direction opposite to that of a curveball.
Example sentencesExamples
- You'll learn the rules of offense and defense, and all about fastballs, curveballs, knuckleballs and screwballs.
- Many are reluctant to throw that 82 mile-an-hour screwball because they're afraid they're going to be changing the scoreboard with just one bad pitch.
- ‘The third strike on every one of them,’ Hubbell once recalled, ‘was a screwball.’
- Few pitchers in the majors throw screwballs, but the Devil Rays have two in RHPs Jeff Sparks and Jim Mecir.
- The batters had to wait, watch for the spin and break of the screwball.
2informal A crazy or eccentric person.
she was dating a real screwball
Example sentencesExamples
- I am extremely sorry that you have allowed a bunch of screwballs to come between us.
- Even scarier is the prospect of this party coming to anything with the screwballs they have in their ranks.
- ‘Any screwball who says this is blaming employees is doing nothing more than making irresponsible speculation,’ he said.
- Add in a wacky collection of colorful local screwballs, and this series is a timeless recipe for pure comedy gold.
- Doesn't that make us both just a couple of unworthy screwballs?
- Viewed as a screwball and rebel by his teachers, he was a rare wit who provoked laughter and sometimes rage.
- Clark may be a lot of things, but a screwball he's not.
- There was a scary moment when some screwball in an RV wouldn't let us pass on a country road.
- By the end of that campaign, he still got 20% of the vote, but apparently some people just like a screwball.
- ‘You guys are a bunch of screwballs!’ the girl said and stomped out of the shop.
Synonyms
madman, madwoman, maniac, lunatic

adjectiveˈskruˌbɔlˈskro͞oˌbôl

North American informal

1Crazy; absurd.
what possessed you to ask a screwball question like that?
Example sentencesExamples
- A Service Pilot in one of my flights north had reported to Operations that I was a crazy, screwball pilot and that he was scared to fly along side me.
- What screwball idea would they come up with next?
- If voters had any brains, they would find a way to ensure that she has much more time on her hands to pursue her screwball theories.
- They aren't all screwball reports by any matter or means.
- Vaudevillian attempts at wacky accents and screwball banter lack rhythm and come off as flat as week-old pop.
- However, the question remains: with all these goofy and screwball side effects, how in the heck did it slip by the radar of the FDA?
- You know, there's a screwball quality to you.
- He says it's all about writing around the idea or inspiration he has in mind, be it a pie in the face, a witty line, screwball situation or piece of music.
- Usually this happens when they say something in a very haughty tone that doesn't make any sense, as though I should have anticipated their screwball question.
Synonyms
zany, madcap, offbeat, quirky, outlandish, eccentric, idiosyncratic, surreal, ridiculous, nonsensical, crazy, absurd, insane, far out, fantastic, bizarre, peculiar, weird, odd, strange, cranky, freakish
1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting a style of fast-moving comedy film involving eccentric characters or ridiculous situations.
  a screwball comedy in which two different couples find themselves sharing a house
  Example sentencesExamples
  Although it sounds like a madcap, screwball comedy, this film is a very touching drama about what lengths a young man will go to protect and care for his mother.
  The actor gets to play two characters in this outrageous little comedy, a sort of screwball gangster film.
  Whether it's action films or screwball comedies, most Hollywood movies focus on beautiful young characters.
  Set in 1958, the screwball plot involves false identities and a literary hoax, chock-full of distinctive wisecracks delivered at breakneck speed.
  An opportunity to create a classic, timeless satire was squandered by going for a cheap attempt to soften the film into a screwball comedy.

单词	screwball
释义	Definition of screwball in English: screwball noun ˈskruːbɔːlˈskruˌbɔl North American 1Baseball A ball pitched with reverse spin as compared to a curve ball. Example sentencesExamples Many are reluctant to throw that 82 mile-an-hour screwball because they're afraid they're going to be changing the scoreboard with just one bad pitch. The batters had to wait, watch for the spin and break of the screwball. Few pitchers in the majors throw screwballs, but the Devil Rays have two in RHPs Jeff Sparks and Jim Mecir. You'll learn the rules of offense and defense, and all about fastballs, curveballs, knuckleballs and screwballs. ‘The third strike on every one of them,’ Hubbell once recalled, ‘was a screwball.’ 2informal A crazy or eccentric person. she was dating a real screwball Example sentencesExamples I am extremely sorry that you have allowed a bunch of screwballs to come between us. Clark may be a lot of things, but a screwball he's not. Even scarier is the prospect of this party coming to anything with the screwballs they have in their ranks. Doesn't that make us both just a couple of unworthy screwballs? There was a scary moment when some screwball in an RV wouldn't let us pass on a country road. By the end of that campaign, he still got 20% of the vote, but apparently some people just like a screwball. ‘You guys are a bunch of screwballs!’ the girl said and stomped out of the shop. Viewed as a screwball and rebel by his teachers, he was a rare wit who provoked laughter and sometimes rage. ‘Any screwball who says this is blaming employees is doing nothing more than making irresponsible speculation,’ he said. Add in a wacky collection of colorful local screwballs, and this series is a timeless recipe for pure comedy gold. Synonyms madman, madwoman, maniac, lunatic adjective ˈskruːbɔːlˈskruˌbɔl North American informal 1Crazy; absurd. what possessed you to ask a screwball question like that? Example sentencesExamples If voters had any brains, they would find a way to ensure that she has much more time on her hands to pursue her screwball theories. They aren't all screwball reports by any matter or means. Usually this happens when they say something in a very haughty tone that doesn't make any sense, as though I should have anticipated their screwball question. You know, there's a screwball quality to you. However, the question remains: with all these goofy and screwball side effects, how in the heck did it slip by the radar of the FDA? Vaudevillian attempts at wacky accents and screwball banter lack rhythm and come off as flat as week-old pop. He says it's all about writing around the idea or inspiration he has in mind, be it a pie in the face, a witty line, screwball situation or piece of music. A Service Pilot in one of my flights north had reported to Operations that I was a crazy, screwball pilot and that he was scared to fly along side me. What screwball idea would they come up with next? Synonyms zany, madcap, offbeat, quirky, outlandish, eccentric, idiosyncratic, surreal, ridiculous, nonsensical, crazy, absurd, insane, far out, fantastic, bizarre, peculiar, weird, odd, strange, cranky, freakish 1.1 Relating to or denoting a style of fast-moving comedy film involving eccentric characters or ridiculous situations. a screwball comedy in which two different couples find themselves sharing a house Example sentencesExamples Whether it's action films or screwball comedies, most Hollywood movies focus on beautiful young characters. An opportunity to create a classic, timeless satire was squandered by going for a cheap attempt to soften the film into a screwball comedy. Set in 1958, the screwball plot involves false identities and a literary hoax, chock-full of distinctive wisecracks delivered at breakneck speed. Although it sounds like a madcap, screwball comedy, this film is a very touching drama about what lengths a young man will go to protect and care for his mother. The actor gets to play two characters in this outrageous little comedy, a sort of screwball gangster film. Derivatives screwballer noun ˈskruːbɔːlə Baseball A pitcher who primarily throws screwballs. the screwballer mixes in a change-up Rhymes cueball Definition of screwball in US English: screwball nounˈskruˌbɔlˈskro͞oˌbôl North American 1Baseball A pitched ball that moves in a direction opposite to that of a curveball. Example sentencesExamples You'll learn the rules of offense and defense, and all about fastballs, curveballs, knuckleballs and screwballs. Many are reluctant to throw that 82 mile-an-hour screwball because they're afraid they're going to be changing the scoreboard with just one bad pitch. ‘The third strike on every one of them,’ Hubbell once recalled, ‘was a screwball.’ Few pitchers in the majors throw screwballs, but the Devil Rays have two in RHPs Jeff Sparks and Jim Mecir. The batters had to wait, watch for the spin and break of the screwball. 2informal A crazy or eccentric person. she was dating a real screwball Example sentencesExamples I am extremely sorry that you have allowed a bunch of screwballs to come between us. Even scarier is the prospect of this party coming to anything with the screwballs they have in their ranks. ‘Any screwball who says this is blaming employees is doing nothing more than making irresponsible speculation,’ he said. Add in a wacky collection of colorful local screwballs, and this series is a timeless recipe for pure comedy gold. Doesn't that make us both just a couple of unworthy screwballs? Viewed as a screwball and rebel by his teachers, he was a rare wit who provoked laughter and sometimes rage. Clark may be a lot of things, but a screwball he's not. There was a scary moment when some screwball in an RV wouldn't let us pass on a country road. By the end of that campaign, he still got 20% of the vote, but apparently some people just like a screwball. ‘You guys are a bunch of screwballs!’ the girl said and stomped out of the shop. Synonyms madman, madwoman, maniac, lunatic adjectiveˈskruˌbɔlˈskro͞oˌbôl North American informal 1Crazy; absurd. what possessed you to ask a screwball question like that? Example sentencesExamples A Service Pilot in one of my flights north had reported to Operations that I was a crazy, screwball pilot and that he was scared to fly along side me. What screwball idea would they come up with next? If voters had any brains, they would find a way to ensure that she has much more time on her hands to pursue her screwball theories. They aren't all screwball reports by any matter or means. Vaudevillian attempts at wacky accents and screwball banter lack rhythm and come off as flat as week-old pop. However, the question remains: with all these goofy and screwball side effects, how in the heck did it slip by the radar of the FDA? You know, there's a screwball quality to you. He says it's all about writing around the idea or inspiration he has in mind, be it a pie in the face, a witty line, screwball situation or piece of music. Usually this happens when they say something in a very haughty tone that doesn't make any sense, as though I should have anticipated their screwball question. Synonyms zany, madcap, offbeat, quirky, outlandish, eccentric, idiosyncratic, surreal, ridiculous, nonsensical, crazy, absurd, insane, far out, fantastic, bizarre, peculiar, weird, odd, strange, cranky, freakish 1.1 Relating to or denoting a style of fast-moving comedy film involving eccentric characters or ridiculous situations. a screwball comedy in which two different couples find themselves sharing a house Example sentencesExamples Although it sounds like a madcap, screwball comedy, this film is a very touching drama about what lengths a young man will go to protect and care for his mother. The actor gets to play two characters in this outrageous little comedy, a sort of screwball gangster film. Whether it's action films or screwball comedies, most Hollywood movies focus on beautiful young characters. Set in 1958, the screwball plot involves false identities and a literary hoax, chock-full of distinctive wisecracks delivered at breakneck speed. An opportunity to create a classic, timeless satire was squandered by going for a cheap attempt to soften the film into a screwball comedy.
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