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COCKEYED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very drunk
Synonyms:
besotted; blind drunk; blotto; cockeyed; crocked; fuddled; loaded; pie-eyed; pissed; pixilated; plastered; slopped; sloshed; smashed; soaked; soused; sozzled; squiffy; stiff; tight; wet
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Similar:
drunk; gone; inebriated; intoxicated; ripped (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Turned or twisted toward one side
Example:
his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Synonyms:
askew; awry; cockeyed; lopsided; skew-whiff; wonky
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crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Sense 3
Meaning:
So unreasonable as to invite derision
Example:
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
Synonyms:
absurd; cockeyed; derisory; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous; nonsensical; preposterous; ridiculous
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)
