Cockeyed (Adjective)
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The painter's attempt at creating a realistic portrait was hindered by her subject's cockeyed gaze.
- The house's cockeyed roof made it look like it was about to topple over in the strong wind.
- After the accident, the driver's rearview mirror was cockeyed, providing a distorted view of the road behind.
- The little girl's pigtails were cockeyed, with one much higher than the other, giving her a perpetually askew look.
- The elderly man's glasses were cockeyed, perched precariously on the end of his nose as he peered over the top of them.
Synonyms
Meaning 3
So unreasonable as to invite derision; "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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.