dementedly

de·ment·ed

[dih-men-tid]
adjective
1.
crazy; insane; mad.
2.
affected with dementia.

Origin:
1635–45; dement + -ed2

de·ment·ed·ly, adverb
de·ment·ed·ness, noun
half-de·ment·ed, adjective
sem·i·de·ment·ed, adjective


1. lunatic, crazed, deranged, unbalanced.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To dementedly
Collins
World English Dictionary
demented (dɪˈmɛntɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
mad; insane
 
de'mentedly
 
adv
 
de'mentedness
 
n

00:10
Dementedly is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
demented (dɪˈmɛntɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
mad; insane
 
de'mentedly
 
adv
 
de'mentedness
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

demented
1640s, from obsolete dement "drive mad."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

demented de·ment·ed (dĭ-měn'tĭd)
adj.

  1. Mentally ill; insane.

  2. Suffering from dementia.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary

demented

adj. Yet another term of disgust used to describe a malfunctioning program. The connotation in this case is that the program works as designed, but the design is bad. Said, for example, of a program that generates large numbers of meaningless error messages, implying that it is on the brink of imminent collapse. Compare wonky, brain-damaged, bozotic.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT