cockeyed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite turned or twisted toward one side
   skew-whiff; lopsided; wonky; askew; awry.
   
   • a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
   • his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
2. adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
   derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
   
   • 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
3. adjective satellite very drunk
   pixilated; sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; blotto; plastered; crocked; besotted; squiffy; wet; pie-eyed; fuddled; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
   

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