lunatic

  • 21lunatic — 1. noun he drives like a lunatic Syn: maniac, madman, madwoman, imbecile, psychopath, psychotic; fool, idiot; eccentric; informal loony, nut, nutcase, head case, psycho, moron, screwball, crackpot, fruitcake, loon …

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  • 22lunatic — lunatically, adv. /looh neuh tik/, n. 1. an insane person. 2. a person whose actions and manner are marked by extreme eccentricity or recklessness. 3. Law. a person legally declared to be of unsound mind and who therefore is not held capable or… …

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  • 23lunatic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, raving ▪ crazed, crazy (both esp. AmE) ▪ dangerous LUNATIC + NOUN ▪ …

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  • 24lunatic — 1. noun he drives like a lunatic Syn: maniac, madman, madwoman, fool, idiot; informal loony, nutcase; Brit.; informal nutter; N.Amer.; informal screwball 2. adjective a lunatic idea Syn: stupid …

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  • 25lunatic — /ˈlunətɪk / (say loohnuhtik) noun 1. someone who is regarded as mad or crazy. 2. Obsolete an insane person. –adjective 3. Also, Rare, lunatical /luˈnætɪkəl/ (say looh natikuhl). insane or mad; crazy. 4. Also, Rare, lunatical /luˈnætɪkəl/ ( …

  • 26lunatic — n. & adj. n. 1 an insane person. 2 someone foolish or eccentric. adj. mad, foolish. Phrases and idioms: lunatic asylum hist. a mental home or hospital. lunatic fringe an extreme or eccentric minority group. Etymology: ME f. OF lunatique f. LL… …

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  • 27lunatic — Obsolete term for a mentally ill person. [see lunacy] * * * lu·na·tic lü nə .tik adj INSANE lunatic n an insane individual …

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  • 28Lunatic —    Probably the same as epileptic, the symptoms of which disease were supposed to be more aggravated as the moon increased. In Matt. 4:24 lunatics are distinguished from demoniacs. In 17:15 the name lunatic is applied to one who is declared to… …

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  • 29lunatic — Synonyms and related words: abnormal, absurd, aliene, ass, balmy, batty, bedlamite, bereft of reason, borderline case, born fool, brainsick, buffoon, clown, crackbrain, crackbrained, cracked, crackpot, crank, crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daft, deluded …

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  • 30lunatic — [ˈluːnətɪk] noun [C] someone who behaves in an extreme or dangerous way lunatic adj …

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