screw-loose

1. 1.

   not behaving normally

   Synonymsscrewy

   Similarinsane

   colloquialism

Questions about screw-loose

What does screw-loose mean?

screw-loose means "not behaving normally".

How many syllables are in screw-loose?

screw-loose has 2 syllables and divides as screw--loose under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for screw-loose?

Close synonyms include screwy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.