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lun⋅y

  [loo-nee] adjective, lun⋅i⋅er, lun⋅i⋅est, noun, plural lun⋅ies.
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loony.

loon⋅y

1  [loo-nee] adjective, loon⋅i⋅er, loon⋅i⋅est, noun, plural loon⋅ies. Informal.
–adjective
1. lunatic; insane.
2. extremely or senselessly foolish.
–noun
3. a lunatic.
Also, looney, luny.

Origin:
1860–65; lun(atic) + -y 2

Related forms:
loon⋅i⋅ness, noun
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loon·y or loon·ey also lun·y   (lōō'nē)   
adj.   loon·i·er also lun·i·er, loon·i·est also lun·i·est
  1. Extremely foolish or silly.
  2. Crazy; insane.
n.   pl. loon·ies also loon·eys or lun·ies
A foolish or crazy person.

[Shortening and alteration of lunatic, or from loon2.]
loon'i·ly adv., loon'i·ness n.
lun·y   (lōō'nē)   
adj.   Informal
Variant of loony.
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Luny

Lu"ny\, a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.] Crazy; mentally unsound. [Written also loony.] [Law, U.S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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