loony
AdjektivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- //ˈluːni//
Insane.
Adjektiv
- 1
umgangssprachlichInsane.
loony scheme
completely loony
They dismissed his loony ideas.
The movie is full of loony characters.
- 2
umgangssprachlichVery silly, absurd.
Herkunft
Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
Substantiv
- 1
umgangssprachlichAn insane or very foolish person.
Why, there’s hundreds of lunies of the sort to be met in London.
Formen
- Plural
- loonies
- Komparativ
- loonier
- Superlativ
- looniest