Meaning : Turned or twisted toward one side.
Example :
A...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry.
His wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff.
Synonyms : askew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky
Meaning : So unreasonable as to invite derision.
Example :
The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework.
That's a cockeyed idea.
Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer.
A contribution so small as to be laughable.
It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.
A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history.
Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous.
Synonyms : absurd, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
Cockeyed meaning in Bengali (Bangla).