cockeyed

«cockeyed» in Mova's school dictionary: Crooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (cockeyed)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Crooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture. tree →

2) (informal) Silly or not sensible, like a cockeyed plan. tree →

3) (old-fashioned, can be unkind) Having eyes that look in different directions; cross-eyed. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk and stories it describes crooked hats and pictures or foolish ideas. Phrases: "a cockeyed idea", "knocked cockeyed".

examples

• The picture on the wall is cockeyed. tree →
• His hat sat cockeyed on his head. tree →
• That's a cockeyed idea; it'll never work. tree →
• The fence leans at a cockeyed angle. tree →
• The cartoon cat looked cockeyed after the bump. tree →

note

Informal. Using it about someone's eyes can be hurtful; say "has a squint" or "has a lazy eye" instead. Sometimes spelled "cock-eyed".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cockeyed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.