cockeyed C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɑkaɪd/ UK /ˈkɒkaɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj crooked, askew, or absurdly impractical He had some cockeyed scheme to get rich overnight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · crooked, askew, or absurdly... askewcrookedawrylopsidedskewedabsurdpreposterousfoolish ↔ Opposites straightsensiblelevel Word family Related forms cockeye Etymology AI details A compound of cock (in the verbal sense 'to turn up or to one side') + eyed, originally describing a squinting or crossed eye, later extended to anything crooked or absurd. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cockeyed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑkaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒkaɪd/ ## Meanings 1. crooked, askew, or absurdly impractical ## Examples - He had some cockeyed scheme to get rich overnight. ## Synonyms - askew - crooked - awry - lopsided - skewed - absurd - preposterous - foolish ## Antonyms - straight - sensible - level ## Related Forms - cock - eye ## Etymology A compound of cock (in the verbal sense 'to turn up or to one side') + eyed, originally describing a squinting or crossed eye, later extended to anything crooked or absurd. ## AI Etymology Cockeyed is a compound of cock (in the verbal sense 'to turn up or to one side') + eyed, originally describing a squinting or crossed eye, later extended to anything crooked or absurd. Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers crooked, askew, or absurdly impractical. The wider family includes related words such as cock and eye. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown