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   Cra·zy

   /ˈkrāzē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way: "Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor" Similar madinsaneout of one's mindderangeddementednot in one's right mindcrazedlunaticnon compos mentisunbalancedunhingedunstabledisturbeddistractedmad as a hattermad as a March harestark madsectionableinformal:mentaloff one's headout of one's headoff one's nutnuttynutty as a fruitcakeoff one's rockernot (quite) right in the headaround the bendraving madstark raving madbatsbonkerscuckooloopyloonybananaslocodippyscrewywith a screw loosetouchedgaganot all thereoff the wallout to lunchnot right upstairsbarmybattycrackersbarkingbarking madstark staring maddoolallyround the twistoff one's trolleyas daft as a brushnot the full shillingone sandwich short of a picnicup the poleaway with the fairiesbuggynutsynutsoout of one's treemeshugasquirrellywackogonzobushedyarraporangiOpposite sane
   • ▪ extremely annoyed or angry: "the noise they made was driving me crazy"
   • ▪ foolish: "it was crazy to hope that good might come out of this mess" Similar absurdpreposterousridiculousludicrousfarcicallaughablerisibleidioticstupidfoolishfoolhardyunwiseimprudentill-conceivedsillyinanepuerileinfantilefatuousimbecilicharebrainedhalf-bakedunreasonableirrationalillogicalnonsensicalpointlesssenselessimpracticableunworkableunrealisticoutrageouswildshockingastonishingmonstrousunbelievableincredibleunthinkableimplausiblepeculiaroddstrangequeerweirdeccentricbizarrefantasticincongruousgrotesqueinformal:cock-eyedbarmydaftpottycrazy-asswackadoowackadoodleOpposite sensible
   • 2. extremely enthusiastic: "I'm crazy about Cindy" Similar very enthusiasticpassionatefanaticalexcitedvery keen onenamored ofinfatuated withsmitten withdevoted tofond ofinformal:wildmadnuttynutsgone onpottyinformal, dated:sweet onOpposite apatheticindifferent
   • 3. (of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or in an unlikely position: "the monument leaned at a crazy angle"
   • ▪ (of a ship or building) full of cracks or flaws; unsound or shaky. archaic

   adverb

   • 1. extremely: North American "I've been crazy busy"

   noun

   • 1. a mentally deranged person: North American "keep that crazy away from me"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in sense ‘full of cracks’): from craze + -y1.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry cra‧zy1 /ˈkreɪzi/ ●●● S2 adjective (comparative crazier, superlative craziest) 1 strange very strange or not sensible SYN mad The neighbours must think we’re crazy. It’s an absolutely crazy idea.

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   (often in compounds) very enthusiastic or excited about something. The crowd went crazy when the band came on stage. This food is so good it's driving me crazy. crazy about something Rick is crazy about football. He's football-crazy. I'm not crazy about jazz (= I don't like it very much). Extra Examples. Topics Feelings a2.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry cra‧zy1 /ˈkreɪzi/ S2 adjective (comparative crazier, superlative craziest) 1 strange very strange or not sensible SYN mad The neighbours must think we’re crazy. It’s an absolutely crazy idea.

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    What does the noun crazy mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun crazy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. crazy is considered offensive. See meaning & use. How common is the noun crazy? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun crazy pronounced?