screwball
adjective
1. crazy, offbeat or zany.
- a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
Similar word(s): impractical, crazy, softheaded
noun
1. a whimsically eccentric person
Similar word(s): crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut
Definition categories: person, eccentric, flake, geek, oddball
2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
Definition categories: act, delivery, pitch
Sentences with screwball as a noun:
- The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.
- I will not listen to this screwball any longer.