in-sane
adjective
1.
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person who is mentally deranged: insane actions; an insane asylum.
3.
utterly senseless: an insane plan.
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In-sane
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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insane (ɪnˈseɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. mentally deranged; crazy; of unsound mind |
| b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the insane | |
| 2. | characteristic of a person of unsound mind: an insane stare |
| 3. | irresponsible; very foolish; stupid |
| in'sanely | |
| —adv | |
| in'saneness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
insane
1560, from L. insanus "mad, insane, outrageous, excessive, extravagant," from in- "not" + sanus (see sane). Originally only of persons; of actions, from 1842. Cf. lunatic; and It. pazzo "insane," originally a euphemism, from L. patiens "suffering."
Ger. verrückt, lit. pp. of verrücken "to displace," "applied to the brain as to a clock that is 'out of order' " [Buck].
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Medical Dictionary
insane in·sane (ĭn-sān')
adj.
Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with insanity.
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