COCKEYED


Meaning of COCKEYED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kɒkaɪd, AM -aɪd ]

also cock-eyed

1.

If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed , you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.

She has some cockeyed delusions about becoming a pop star.

ADJ

2.

If something is cockeyed , it looks wrong because it is not in a level or straight position.

...dusty photographs hanging at cockeyed angles on the walls.

ADJ

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