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cock·eyed
(kŏk′īd′)adj. Informal
1. Foolish; ridiculous; absurd: a cockeyed idea.
2. Askew; crooked.
3. Intoxicated; drunk.
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cockeyed
(ˈkɒkˌaɪd)adj
1. (Pathology) afflicted with cross-eye, squint, or any other visible abnormality of the eyes
2. appearing to be physically or logically abnormal, absurd, etc; crooked; askew: cockeyed ideas.
3. drunk
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cock•eyed
(ˈkɒkˌaɪd)adj.
1. having a cockeye or cockeyes.
2. Slang.
a. off center; tilted or slanted to one side.
b. foolish; absurd.
c. intoxicated; drunk.
[1715–25]
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
2. | cockeyed - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" | |
3. | ![]() slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, pie-eyed, pixilated, plastered, loaded, wet, stiff, tight jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
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cockeyed
adjective
1. absurd, crazy, ludicrous, preposterous, nonsensical She has some cockeyed delusions about becoming a big movie star.
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cockeyed
adjective1. Informal. So senseless as to be laughable:
absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.
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[ˈkɒkˌaɪd] adj (crooked) → storto/a; (absurd) → assurdo/a, strampalato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995