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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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   What is a synonym for a crazed person?

   • SYNONYMS 1. crazed, lunatic. See mad. 2. foolish, imprudent, foolhardy. 8. rickety, shaky, tottering. ANTONYMS 1. sane. 3. calm, dispassionate. 8. stable. 9. strong; healthy.

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