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loony

¹

or loon·ey, lun·y

[ loo-nee ]

/ ˈlu ni /

Informal.

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adjective, loon·i·er, loon·i·est.

lunatic; insane.

extremely or senselessly foolish.

noun, plural loon·ies.

a lunatic.

Origin of loony

¹

First recorded in 1860–65; lun(atic) + -y²

OTHER WORDS FROM loony

loon·i·ness, noun

Words nearby loony

loom-state, looming, loon, looney, loonie, loony, loony bin, loony tunes, loop, loop aerial, loop diuretic

Definition for loony (2 of 2)

loony ²

[ loo-nee ]

/ ˈlu ni /

noun, plural loon·ies.

loonie.

Example sentences from the Web for loony

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

Mad Men’s ‘The Runaways’: Three-Way Sex and Self-Mutilation in the Craziest Episode Yet |Marlow Stern |May 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In lesser hands, Norma could have easily been a loony caricature, but Farmiga turned her into a multi-layered masterpiece.

Emmy Nomination Surprises and Snubs: ‘House of Cards,’ ‘Orphan Black,’ and More |Jason Lynch |July 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
People on the loony right, which is to say the GOP, will say it's socialism.

Obama and the Nihilists |Michael Tomasky |April 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This kind of whining was at the milder end of the loony spectrum.

The Right-Wing Backlash Against John Roberts |Robert Shrum |July 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

It is not, contrary to conventional wisdom, his loony indulgence of the Obama “birther” movement.

Why Candidate Trump Is Leading the Polls |Matt Latimer |April 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Loony, for the liberty thus doled out to him, rewarded his benefactors by an occasional indulgence in the “pigeon-act.”

The Shadow |Arthur Stringer
As a matter of fact, they'll soon be pretty sure I'm loony also.

Rats in the Belfry |John York Cabot
Likewise, when that failed, looks as though they tried to get him jugged for a loony and put away.

The Woman Gives |Owen Johnson
I say, Mr. French, mustnt she have been sort of loony to wear a dress like that, and she sixty-five?

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 |Various
I'm ashamed to tell you the old duffer's methods; they're loony.

Three Thousand Dollars |Anna Katharine Green

British Dictionary definitions for loony

loony

looney or luny

slang

adjective loonier, looniest, lunier or luniest

lunatic; insane

foolish or ridiculous

noun plural loonies, looneys or lunies

a foolish or insane person

Derived forms of loony

looniness or luniness, noun