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View synonyms for loony

loony

1
or loon·ey

[ loo-nee ]

adjective

, loon·i·er, loon·i·est.
  1. lunatic; insane.
  2. extremely or senselessly foolish.


noun

, plural loon·ies.
  1. a lunatic.

loony

2

[ loo-nee ]

noun

, plural loon·ies.

loony

/ ˈluːnɪ /

adjective

  1. lunatic; insane
  2. foolish or ridiculous


noun

  1. a foolish or insane person

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Derived Forms

  • ˈlooniness, noun

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Other Words From

  • looni·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of loony1

First recorded in 1860–65; lun(atic) + -y 2

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Example Sentences

So Peggy calls 911 and gets the loony copywriter sent off to the nuthouse.

This is a party deeply in need of an internal thrashing of heads to pull it out of loony-land and back toward the center.

In lesser hands, Norma could have easily been a loony caricature, but Farmiga turned her into a multi-layered masterpiece.

People on the loony right, which is to say the GOP, will say it's socialism.

But the list itself is positively loony—yet more evidence of just how nuts the NRA is, says Michael Tomasky.

I suppose it's the old story—he always was a flirt, and his handsome face sets the girls loony wherever he goes.

Loony, for the liberty thus doled out to him, rewarded his benefactors by an occasional indulgence in the “pigeon-act.”

If you keep on talkin' loony in this way I'll begin to heave out a few hints myself.

Lulie is about as loony over getting married as ever I see anybody unless it was you and Mr. Bangs, Mrs. Martha.

Said she had a friend that was as loony about cats as she was and she was goin' to fetch her right down the very next day.

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