English to Portuguese Meaning of screwball - screwball

Screwball :

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Definitions of screwball in English

Noun(1) a whimsically eccentric person(2) a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
Adjective(1) foolish; totally unsound

Examples of screwball in English

(1) You know, there's a screwball quality to you.(2) There was a scary moment when some screwball in an RV wouldn't let us pass on a country road.(3) Vaudevillian attempts at wacky accents and screwball banter lack rhythm and come off as flat as week-old pop.(4) Clark may be a lot of things, but a screwball he's not.(5) They aren't all screwball reports by any matter or means.(6) Set in 1958, the screwball plot involves false identities and a literary hoax, chock-full of distinctive wisecracks delivered at breakneck speed.(7) Many are reluctant to throw that 82 mile-an-hour screwball because they're afraid they're going to be changing the scoreboard with just one bad pitch.(8) If voters had any brains, they would find a way to ensure that she has much more time on her hands to pursue her screwball theories.(9) The batters had to wait, watch for the spin and break of the screwball .(10) Usually this happens when they say something in a very haughty tone that doesn't make any sense, as though I should have anticipated their screwball question.(11) However, the question remains: with all these goofy and screwball side effects, how in the heck did it slip by the radar of the FDA?(12) By the end of that campaign, he still got 20% of the vote, but apparently some people just like a screwball .(13) He says it's all about writing around the idea or inspiration he has in mind, be it a pie in the face, a witty line, screwball situation or piece of music.(14) The actor gets to play two characters in this outrageous little comedy, a sort of screwball gangster film.(15) What screwball idea would they come up with next?(16) Although it sounds like a madcap, screwball comedy, this film is a very touching drama about what lengths a young man will go to protect and care for his mother.

Related Phrases of screwball

(1) screwball ::

screwball

(2) screw ::

parafuso

(3) ball ::

bola

Related Phrases of screwball

(1) screwball ::

screwball

(2) screw ::

parafuso

(3) ball ::

bola

Synonyms

Adjective

1. crazy ::

louco

2. half-baked ::

imaturo

3. softheaded ::

softheaded

Noun

4. fruitcake ::

bolo de frutas

5. crackpot ::

crackpot

7. nut ::

noz

8. crank ::

manivela

English to Portuguese Dictionary: screwball

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