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Crazy
Crazy
mentally ill
They stared at me as if I was crazy.
Now usually regarded as a demeaning or offensive use
a. unsound of mind; mentally unbalanced or deranged; psychopathic; insane
b. of or for an insane person
Extremely angry.
‘the noise was driving me crazy’
foolish, wild, fantastic, not sensible
The idea is as crazy as the rest of this business!
‘It would be crazy to run down stocks below the level at which they can be quickly replenished.’
If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
to a great degree; very intensely.
If you do something like crazy, you do a lot of it:
They were working like crazy to get the job done on time.
in a very fast or unrestrained way.
another driver, who was driving like crazy, ran him off the road
Mark’s working like crazy to get the house painted by the end of the week.
Unexpected; surprising.
The game had a crazy ending
Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
She went out of her mind crazy when Annie disappeared.
cool.
This stuff is really crazy, man. I love it!
Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement:
The crowd at the game went crazy.
Immoderately fond; infatuated:
She was crazy about boys.
Intensely involved or preoccupied:
He is crazy about cars and racing.
Intensely annoyed or irritated:
It makes me crazy when you don't tell me you're going to be late.
In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
If you are crazy about someone, you are deeply in love with them.
Why is she so crazy about him?
If you are crazy about something, you are very enthusiastic about it. If you
are not crazy aboutsomething, you do not like it.
I was crazy about baseball when I was seven.
Disorderly or askew:
One of the old window shutters hung at a crazy angle.
Extremely; very: That restaurant's always crazy busy on weekends, but it's worth the wait.
to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly
We were just talking when he suddenlywent crazy and started screaming and breaking
things.
very interested in girls/boys
He's girl crazy and can't keep his mind on his schoolwork.
appearing foolish or strange but actually very clever [ CRAZY LIKE A FOX ]
He was old but smart. "Crazy like a fox" was the way she described him.