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    cra·zy
    [ˈkrāzē]
    adjective
    crazy (adjective) · crazier (comparative adjective) · craziest (superlative adjective)
    1. very foolish, irrational, or strange:
      "it was crazy to hope that good might come out of this mess" · "I'm always full of crazy ideas" · "the whole thing is crazy but I don't regret it"
    2. extremely excited or enthusiastic:
      "I'm crazy about Cindy" · "a football-crazy bunch of boys"
      • extremely angry:
        "the noise they made was driving me crazy"
    3. (of a person) wildly irrational or out of control:
      "Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor" · "a crazy grin"
      • offensive
        having a mental illness.
    4. (of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or in an unlikely position:
      "the monument leaned at a crazy angle"
      • archaic
        (of a ship or building) full of cracks or flaws; unsound or shaky.
    adverb
    NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
    crazy (adverb)
    1. extremely:
      "I've been crazy busy"
    noun
    derogatory
    crazy (noun) · crazies (plural noun)
    1. a person who is wildly irrational or out of control:
      "they're just a bunch of crazies" · "extremist crazies"
    Origin
    late 16th century (in sense ‘full of cracks’): from craze + -y.
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    adjective
    1. very foolish, irrational, or strange:
      absurd
      preposterous
      ridiculous
      ludicrous
      farcical
      laughable
      risible
      idiotic
      stupid
      foolish
      foolhardy
      unwise
      imprudent
      ill-conceived
      silly
      inane
      puerile
      infantile
      fatuous
      imbecilic
      harebrained
      half-baked
      unreasonable
      irrational
      illogical
      nonsensical
      pointless
      senseless
      impracticable
      unworkable
      unrealistic
      outrageous
      wild
      shocking
      astonishing
      monstrous
      unbelievable
      incredible
      unthinkable
      implausible
      peculiar
      odd
      strange
      queer
      weird
      eccentric
      bizarre
      fantastic
      incongruous
      grotesque
      Opposite:
      sensible
    2. extremely excited or enthusiastic:
      passionate
      fanatical
      excited
      very enthusiastic
      very keen on
      enamored of
      infatuated with
      smitten with
      devoted to
      fond of
      Opposite:
      apathetic
      indifferent
    3. (of a person) wildly irrational or out of control:
      mad
      insane
      out of one's mind
      deranged
      demented
      not in one's right mind
      crazed
      lunatic
      non compos mentis
      unbalanced
      unhinged
      unstable
      disturbed
      distracted
      sectionable
      mad as a hatter
      mad as a March hare
      stark mad
      Opposite:
      sane
     
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    One who is or appears to be mentally deranged: "To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'" (Mary McGrory). To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy. cra′zi·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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    What is the meaning of Crazy?
    1. a. Mentally deranged. b. Informal Odd or eccentric in behavior. 2. Informal Departing from proportion or moderation, especially: a. Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement: The crowd at the game went crazy. b. Immoderately fond; infatuated: was crazy about boys. c. Intensely involved or preoccupied: is crazy about cars and racing. d.

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    What is a slang word for a crazy person?
    1. mentally deranged; insane. 2. impractical; totally unsound: a crazy scheme. 3. intensely eager. 4. infatuated (usu. fol. by about). 5. unusual; bizarre. 6. Slang. wonderful. n. 7. Slang. an unpredictable person; oddball: one nice sister and two crazies.

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    What does craze mean in slang?
    An eccentric or mentally unbalanced person. Used to express approval, pleasure, wonder, etc.: now rare. (slang) Very, extremely. That trick was crazy good. They were running around like crazy. From EtymOnline: 1570s, "diseased, sickly," from craze + -y (2).

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    There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective crazy, two of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective crazy? How is the adjective crazy pronounced? Where does the adjective crazy come from?

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    What is the antonym of Crazy?
    Phonetic Pronunciation: ˈkreɪzi (Stress on 'kreɪ') The term "crazy" has various synonyms, each capturing a specific nuance or context of its meaning. The antonyms of "crazy" primarily revolve around sanity, calmness, and rationality. The use of "crazy" in a sentence can vary based on its context and intended meaning.

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