screwball
English Thesaurus
1. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown (noun.act)
2. a whimsically eccentric person (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball, |
| definition | : | a person with an unusual or odd personality (noun.person) |
3. foolish; totally unsound (adj.all)
| similar | : | impractical, |
| definition | : | not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
4. a whimsically eccentric person (noun.person)
| derivation | : | crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded, |
| definition | : | foolish; totally unsound (adj.all) |
5. foolish; totally unsound (adj.all)
| derivation | : | craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery, |
| definition | : | foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act) |
6. a whimsically eccentric person (noun.person)
| derivation | : | crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded, |
| definition | : | foolish; totally unsound (adj.all) |
7. foolish; totally unsound (adj.all)
| derivation | : | craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery, |
| definition | : | foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act) |
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