adjective
1. turned or twisted toward one side (Freq. 1)
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"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
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his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
• Syn: ↑askew, ↑awry, ↑lopsided, ↑wonky, ↑skew-whiff
• Similar to: ↑crooked
• Derivationally related forms: ↑lopsidedness (for: ↑lopsided)
2. incongruous; inviting ridicule
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the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
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that's a cockeyed idea
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ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
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a contribution so small as to be laughable
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it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
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a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
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her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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• Similar to: ↑foolish
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ridiculousness (for: ↑ridiculous), ↑deride (for: ↑derisory), ↑absurdity (for: ↑absurd), ↑absurdness (for: ↑absurd)
3. very drunk
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↑besotted, ↑blind drunk, ↑blotto, ↑crocked, ↑fuddled, ↑loaded, ↑pie-eyed, ↑pissed, ↑pixilated, ↑plastered, ↑slopped, ↑sloshed, ↑smashed, ↑soaked, ↑soused, ↑sozzled, ↑squiffy, ↑stiff, ↑tight, ↑wet
• Similar to: ↑intoxicated, ↑drunk, ↑inebriated
• Usage Domain:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.