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screwball

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: screwball

1
 n
a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
2
 nadj
a whimsically eccentric person
foolish; totally unsound
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: screwball
1

n a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

Type of:
delivery, pitch
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
2

n a whimsically eccentric person

Synonyms:
crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case
Type of:
eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball
a person with an unusual or odd personality

adj foolish; totally unsound

“a screwball proposal without a prayer of working”
Synonyms:
crazy, half-baked, softheaded
impractical
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
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