Cockeyed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton

incongruous;inviting ridicule

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌvɚɹˌɔːlz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpˈɪɹənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpˈɪɹənəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌvɚɹˌɔːlz/.

Examples

a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ludicrous ridiculous smashed squiffy blotto plastered tight blind drunk absurd skew-whiff pie-eyed preposterous soused derisory besotted fuddled awry sozzled sloshed slopped wonky lopsided wet soaked

Parts of Speech

adjective	turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton “a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry”
adjective	incongruous;inviting ridicule “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
adjective	very drunk

Word Forms

lopsidedness	noun	an oblique or slanting asymmetry
absurdity	noun	a ludicrous folly
absurdness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
deride	verb	treat or speak of with contempt
ridiculousness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schief

zur Seite gedreht oder verdreht; - G.K.Chesterton

🇫🇷French

qui louche

tourné ou tordu vers un côté ; - G.K. Chesterton

🇪🇸Spanish

bizco

girado o torcido hacia un lado; - G.K.Chesterton

🇮🇹Italian

strambo

girato o attorcigliato verso un lato; - G.K.Chesterton

🇳🇱Dutch

verwaand

gedraaid of gedraaid naar één kant; - GK Chesterton

🇵🇹Portuguese

torto

virado ou torcido para um lado; - GK Chesterton

🇷🇺Russian

косоглазый

повернут или скручен в одну сторону; - Г.К.Честертон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अहंकारी

एक तरफ मुड़ा या मुड़ा हुआ; - जी.के.चेस्टरटन

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

বাঁক বা এক দিকে পাকানো; - জি কে চেস্টারটন

🇮🇳Tamil

மெல்ல மெல்ல

ஒரு பக்கத்தை நோக்கி திரும்பியது அல்லது திருப்பப்பட்டது; - ஜி.கே.செஸ்டர்டன்

🇮🇳Telugu

కక్కుర్తిపడ్డాడు

ఒక వైపుకు మారిన లేదా వక్రీకృత; - జి.కె.చెస్టర్టన్

🇮🇳Marathi

गुळगुळीत

एका बाजूला वळलेले किंवा वळवलेले; - जी.के.चेस्टरटन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂઢ

એક બાજુ તરફ વળેલું અથવા વળેલું; - જી.કે.ચેસ્ટરટન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಣಿದಾಡಿದರು

ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ತಿರುಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರುಚಿದ; - ಜಿ.ಕೆ.ಚೆಸ್ಟರ್ಟನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോക്കൈഡ്

ഒരു വശത്തേക്ക് തിരിയുകയോ വളച്ചൊടിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു; - ജി.കെ.ചെസ്റ്റർട്ടൺ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

ایک طرف مڑا یا مڑا ہوا؛ - جی کے چیسٹرٹن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

歪斜的

向一侧转动或扭转； ——G·K·切斯特顿

🇯🇵Japanese

生意気な

片側に向けたりねじったりする。 - G.K.チェスタトン

🇰🇷Korean

엉뚱한

한쪽으로 돌리거나 비틀어짐; - G.K.체스터턴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xiên

quay hoặc xoắn về một bên; - G.K.Chesterton

🇹🇭Thai

อวดดี

หันหรือบิดไปด้านใดด้านหนึ่ง - จี.เค. เชสเตอร์ตัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tolol

diputar atau diputar ke satu sisi; - GK Chesterton

🇲🇾Malay

bongkak

berpusing atau berpusing ke arah satu sisi; - G.K.Chesterton

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغرور

تحولت أو ملتوية نحو جانب واحد. - جي كي تشيسترتون

🇮🇷Persian

مغرور

به یک طرف چرخیده یا پیچ خورده است. - G.K. Chesterton

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkın

bir tarafa doğru çevrilmiş veya bükülmüş; - G.K. Chesterton

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹזֵל

מופנה או מפותל לצד אחד; - ג.ק.צ'סטרטון

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