COCKEYED


Meaning of COCKEYED in English

— cockeyedly /kok"uyd'lee, -uy'id-/ , adv. — cockeyedness , n.

/kok"uyd'/ , adj.

1. cross-eyed.

2. having a squinting eye.

3. twisted, tilted, or slanted to one side.

4. Slang.

a. foolish; absurd.

b. intoxicated; drunk.

c. completely wrong.

[ 1715-25; COCK 2 (v.) + EYED ]

Syn. 4a . ridiculous, preposterous, insane, nutty, cockamamie, weird.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .