Crazy Definition
krāzē
crazier, crazies, craziest
adjective
crazier, craziest
Having flaws or cracks.
Webster's New World
Departing from proportion or moderation, especially:
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Shaky or rickety; unsound.
Webster's New World
Unsound of mind; mentally unbalanced or deranged; psychopathic; insane.
Webster's New World
Of or for an insane person.
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Synonyms:
noun
crazies
An eccentric or mentally unbalanced person.
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interjection
Used to express approval, pleasure, wonder, etc.: now rare.
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idiom
like crazy
- To an exceeding degree:
They were running around like crazy.
American Heritage
like crazy
- with great energy, intensity, etc.; without restraint
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Other Word Forms of Crazy
Noun
Singular:
crazy
Plural:
craziesAdjective
Base Form:
crazy
Comparative:
crazier
Superlative:
craziestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Crazy
Origin of Crazy
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From EtymOnline: 1570s, "diseased, sickly," from craze + -y (2). Meaning "full of cracks or flaws" is from 1580s; that of "of unsound mind, or behaving as so" is from 1610s. Jazz slang sense "cool, exciting" attested by 1927. To drive (someone) crazy is attested by 1873. Phrase crazy like a fox recorded from 1935. Crazy Horse, Teton Lakhota (Siouan) war leader (d.1877) translates thašuka witko, lit. "his horse is crazy."
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