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crazy

//ˈkɹeɪ.zi//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

informal

Note for crazy

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
crazier
Superlative
craziest

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Comparative
more crazy
Superlative
most crazy

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
crazies

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

    • His ideas were both frightening and crazy.
  2. 2.Out of control.

    • When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.
  3. 3.Very excited or enthusiastic.

    • The girls were crazy to be introduced to him.
    • The craziest, most extraordinary banger race on the planet: 10,000+ miles from Prague to Siberia.
    • He went crazy when he won.
  4. 4.In love; experiencing romantic feelings.

    • Why is she so crazy about him?

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

  1. 1.Very, extremely.(slang)

    • I'm flat out. It's crazy stupid here, Kim.
    • I'm crazy tired after today's shift at work.
    • That trick was crazy good.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.(slang)

    • Now drink up, you knuckleheads! Have a blast! It's our night, you crazies! Chloe, where are you?
  2. 2.Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness.(slang)

    • Then again, her whole evening was full of crazy, and she didn't know what else to do.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1111

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Common
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From craze (“to crush”) + -y, akin to being "crazed up". Compare cracked up (“suffered a mental breakdown; be insane”), crackpot.

Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj).

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