verschroben

== German == === Etymology === From the obsolete past participle of verschrauben (“to (mis-)screw”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃroːbn̩/ === Adjective === verschroben (strong nominative masculine singular verschrobener, comparative verschrobener, superlative am verschrobensten) eccentric, cranky Synonyms: absonderlich, abwegig, bizarr, drollig, exzentrisch ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “verschroben” in Duden online “verschroben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)