1. crooked or askew; not straight
Usage: informal
2. absurd or ridiculous; foolish
Usage: informal

Examples

• The picture frame was hanging cockeyed on the wall.
• His hat sat cockeyed on his head after the wind blew it.
• That’s the most cockeyed idea I’ve ever heard.
• The whole plan seemed cockeyed from the start.
• She gave him a cockeyed look when he suggested they walk to the next town.
• The old barn had a cockeyed door that never closed properly.