"screwballish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more screwballish [comparative], most screwballish [superlative]
Etymology: screwball + -ish Etymology templates: {{suf|en|screwball|ish}} screwball + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} screwballish (comparative more screwballish, superlative most screwballish)
  1. Characteristic of a screwball, being wacky or crazy.
    Sense id: en-screwballish-en-adj-B1RQvKce Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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