Crazy

/ˈkɹeɪ.zi/ · adjective

Meaning

Of unsound mind; insane; demented..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
2. Out of control.
3. Very excited or enthusiastic.
4. In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
5. (informal) Very unexpected; wildly surprising.
6. (obsolete) Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break apart; ramshackle.
7. (obsolete) Sickly, frail; diseased.
8. (slang) Very, extremely.

Example Sentences

His ideas were both frightening and crazy.

Those words appearing to be merely the ravings of superannuation, they were not regarded; but when no other traces of Mary could be found, old Andrew went up to consult this crazy dame once more, but he was not able to bring any such thing to her recollection.

Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.

Now think of all the years you tried to Find someone to satisfy you I might be as crazy as you say If I'm crazy then it's true That it's all because of you And you wouldn't want me any other way

Grab-a-cop-gun kinda crazy / She's poison but tasty / Yeah, people say "Run, don't walk, away"

When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.

He went crazy when he won.

The girls were crazy to be introduced to him.

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Word Forms

• crazier
• craziest
• more crazy
• most crazy
• crazies

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