cockeyed

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Mr. Braun, who appeared in the series “Succession,” is a good foot taller than his co-star, giving an amusing physical aspect to their cockeyed friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

It’s the humans, though, that you’ll remember from the ground up: Adams’ camera-friendly energy and hard-won serenity; Keoghan’s cockeyed warmth, just this side of menacing; Rogowski’s strange, commanding woundedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

Likewise, the cockeyed view of these Texans, who sometimes, but not always, let other people get away with things, is endearing.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2024

Then as now, I am for the stooge, the one with the energy, the cockeyed view of the world, the nut.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

A prince hadn't a cockeyed notion how to fend for himself.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman