cockeyed

cock·eyed  (kkd)

adj. Informal

1. Foolish; ridiculous; absurd: a cockeyed idea.

2. Askew; crooked.

3. Intoxicated; drunk.

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cockeyed [ˈkɒkˌaɪd]

adj Informal

1. (Medicine / 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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	cockeyed - turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" askew, awry, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsided 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" derisory, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous, idiotic foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
	3.	cockeyed - very drunk                           besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, pissed, 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.

2. (Informal) crooked, squint (informal), awry, lopsided, askew, asymmetrical, skewwhiff (Brit. informal) Dusty photographs were hanging at cockeyed angles on the walls.

Translations

cockeyed [ˈkɒkaɪd] ADJ

1. (= crooked) → torcido, chueco(LAm)

2. (= absurd) → disparatado

cockeyed cock-eyed [ˌkɒkˈaɪd] adj

[idea, scheme] → saugrenu(e); [story] → qui ne tient pas debout

(= crooked) [object, smile] → de travers

cockeyed [ˈkɒkˌaɪd] adj (crooked) → storto/a; (absurd) → assurdo/a, strampalato/a