cockeyed - Meaning in Marathi

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cockeyed - Meaning in Marathi

Definitions and Meaning of cockeyed in English

cockeyed adjective

1. very drunk

   Synonyms

   besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet

2. turned or twisted toward one side

   Synonyms

   askew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky

   Examples

   • "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"
   • "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
3. so unreasonable as to invite derision

   Synonyms

   absurd, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

   Examples

   • "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
   • "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
   • "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
   • "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
   • "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
   • "that's a cockeyed idea"
   • "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"

Synonyms of cockeyed

• besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
• askew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky
• absurd, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

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