loony — loon y (l[=oo]n [y^]), a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.] 1. Crazy; insane; lunatic; mentally unsound. [Low, U.S.] [Written also {loony}, {luny} and {looney}.] See {Luny}. [1913 Webster] 2. Very foolish; very impractical; as, loony ideas. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loony — loon y (l[=oo]n [y^]), a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.] 1. Crazy; insane; lunatic; mentally unsound. [Low, U.S.] [Written also {loony}, {luny} and {looney}.] See {Luny}. [1913 Webster] 2. Very foolish; very impractical; as, loony ideas. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loony — (l[=oo]n [y^]) n. someone mentally deranged and possibly dangerous. Syn: crazy, looney, weirdo, psycho. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loony — n. pl. looneys [lo͞o′nē] Slang adj. loonier, looniest [< LUNATIC] crazy; demented n. loonies a loony person: Also looney n. looneys … English World dictionary
loony — [adj] crazy ape, barmy, batty, berserk, bonkers*, cracked, crazed, cuckoo, daffy*, daft, delirious, demented, deranged, flaky, flipped out*, insane, kooky, lunatic, mad, maniacal, mental*, nuts, nutty, out of one’s mind*, out to lunch*, psycho*,… … New thesaurus
loony — informal ► NOUN (pl. loonies) ▪ a mad or silly person. ► ADJECTIVE (loonier, looniest) ▪ mad or silly. DERIVATIVES looniness noun. ORIGIN abbreviation of … English terms dictionary
loony — [[t]lu͟ːni[/t]] loonies, loonier, looniest 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour or ideas as loony, you mean that they seem mad, strange, or eccentric. [INFORMAL] What s she up to? She s as loony as her brother! ...loony … English dictionary
loony — I UK [ˈluːnɪ] / US [ˈlunɪ] noun [countable] Word forms loony : singular loony plural loonies informal an insulting word for someone who you think is crazy or strange II UK [ˈluːnɪ] / US [ˈlunɪ] adjective Word forms loony : adjective loony… … English dictionary
loony — loon|y1 [ˈlu:ni] n plural loonies [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: lunatic] informal someone who is crazy or strange ▪ Her brother s a complete loony. loony 2 loony2 adj informal silly, crazy, or strange ▪ a loony idea … Dictionary of contemporary English
loony — noun (C) informal someone who is crazy or strange: Her brother s a complete loony. loony adjective: loony ideas … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
