cockeyed

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑkaɪd/ UK /ˈkɒkaɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
crooked, askew, or absurdly impractical

He had some cockeyed scheme to get rich overnight.

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1 adj · crooked, askew, or absurdly... askew crooked awrylopsidedskewed absurd preposterous foolish

Opposites

straight sensible level

Word family

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.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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