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lunatic
[ loo-nuh-tik ]
noun
- (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- a person whose actions and manner are marked by extreme eccentricity or recklessness.
- a person legally declared to be of unsound mind and who therefore is not held capable or responsible before the law: a former legal term.
adjective
- (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) insane.
- characteristic or suggestive of lunacy; wildly or recklessly foolish.
- Older Use. designated for or used by the insane:
a lunatic asylum.
- gaily or lightheartedly mad, frivolous, eccentric, etc.:
She has a lunatic charm that is quite engaging.
lunatic
/ ˈːəɪ /
adjective
- an archaic word for insane
- foolish; eccentric; crazy
noun
- a person who is insane
Derived Forms
- ˈԲپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·Բi·· adverb
- -n·پ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lunatic1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lunatic1
Example Sentences
“I hope at some point we run out because we have gotten rid of all of them, but we’re looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up.”
He added: “I hope at some point we run out because we have gotten rid of all of them, but we’re looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up.”
The secretary of state called student activists "lunatics" and claimed that his department will continue to revoke visas "every day."
“You can’t stop that with a judge sitting behind a bench who has no idea what’s going on, who happens to be a radical left lunatic,” Trump said Friday from the Oval Office.
Wednesday was just minutes old when he posted on social media that the “lunatic” Boasberg “wants to assume the role of President.”
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