(informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous
screwy
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for screwy.
Editorial note
It means you have infinite confidence in the statement, which is impossible unless you have a screwy prior distribution.
Quick take
(informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of screwy gathered in one view.
(archaic, informal) Tipsy; slightly drunk.
(archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for screwy.
adjective
(informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous
See also: insane, screw-loose
adjective
(archaic, informal) Tipsy; slightly drunk.
See also: insane, screw-loose
adjective
(archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.
See also: insane, screw-loose
adjective
(archaic) Worthless.
See also: insane, screw-loose
Example sentences
It means you have infinite confidence in the statement, which is impossible unless you have a screwy prior distribution.
You will also get to see how screwy corporate cultures can be and some good parts too.
This whole thing is screwy enough as it is without putting words in people's mouths to then feign outrage over.
Also, ranking in the stores lately is screwy, and at least a little bit meaningless.
I find that Rails-API sometimes does/needs some screwy stuff because it has to be 2nd class citizen.
If people open word docs on different versions, or with certain fonts missing or whatever, the layout can get screwy and messed up.
Do I buy that Columbia's screwy internal administrative structure is a valid reason for this?
Cute niceties like emotes are screwy due to the standard layout.
The whole idea of a business plan contest is screwy.
I loved the game, but the constant warping of the game board meant that my eyes were a bit screwy after playing.
My motivation for projects has always been kinda screwy.
I find Amazon to be screwy less than 0.5% of the time.
Quote examples
"Screwy" in this context means the sort of intransitive situations referred to in the parent of my last comment.
It's saying, "hey, sometimes you have really screwy preferences, too bad." Realistically, that kind of situation doesn't break a voting system.
Amazon gets maybe a 2% "leeway" for me, because I know I'll get great customer service if something turns up screwy with the order.
It's really easy to come up with a system that always comes up with "good" results if you rule out "screwy" voter preferences, with a sufficiently restrictive value of "screwy".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use screwy in a sentence?
It means you have infinite confidence in the statement, which is impossible unless you have a screwy prior distribution.
What does screwy mean?
(informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous
What part of speech is screwy?
screwy is commonly used as adjective.