crazy

[ krey-zee ]
/ ˈkreɪ zi /
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adjective, cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est.

noun, plural cra·zies.

Slang. an unpredictable, nonconforming person; oddball: a house full of crazies who wear weird clothes and come in at all hours.
the crazies, Slang. a sense of extreme unease, nervousness, or panic; extreme jitters: The crew was starting to get the crazies from being cooped up belowdecks for so long.

Idioms for crazy

    like crazy,
    1. Slang. with great enthusiasm or energy; to an extreme: We shopped like crazy and bought all our Christmas gifts in one afternoon.
    2. with great speed or recklessness: He drives like crazy once he's out on the highway.

Origin of crazy

First recorded in 1570–80; craze + -y1

SYNONYMS FOR crazy

1 crazed, lunatic. See mad.
2 foolish, imprudent, foolhardy.
8 rickety, shaky, tottering.
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OTHER WORDS FROM crazy

cra·zi·ly, adverb cra·zi·ness, noun half-cra·zy, adjective

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Words related to crazy

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British Dictionary definitions for crazy

crazy
/ (ˈkreɪzɪ) /

adjective -zier or -ziest

informal insane
fantastic; strange; ridiculous a crazy dream
(postpositive; foll by about or over) informal extremely fond (of)
slang very good or excellent

noun plural crazies

informal a crazy person

Derived forms of crazy

crazily, adverb craziness, noun

Idioms and Phrases with crazy

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