loony

¹

or loon·ey

[ loo-nee ]

adjective

, loon·i·er, loon·i·est.

1. lunatic; insane.
2. extremely or senselessly foolish.

noun

, plural loon·ies.

1. a lunatic.

loony

²

[ loo-nee ]

noun

, plural loon·ies.

1. loonie.

loony

/ ˈluːnɪ /

adjective

1. lunatic; insane
2. foolish or ridiculous

noun

1. a foolish or insane person

Derived Forms

• ˈlooniness, noun

Other Words From

• looni·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of loony¹

First recorded in 1860–65; lun(atic) + -y ²

Example Sentences

The excessive attention given to cheese seems less loony when you discover that in 2009, an 80-pound wheel was priced at $350, and a solid stash can amount to thousands of dollars.

From Ozy

Research into what leads people to fall down the rabbit hole demonstrates that it’s not as simple as someone being loony — it’s a combination of cognitive quirks and environmental factors.

From FiveThirtyEight

They’re pure, ludicrous joy, the heart of a movie that is itself an act of loony generosity.

From Time

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had no problem lambasting Greene in a statement that said “loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country.”

From Time

As loony as it is, American Delirium’s funniest moments are its most commonplace.

From Outside Online

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

From The Daily Beast

This is a party deeply in need of an internal thrashing of heads to pull it out of loony-land and back toward the center.

From The Daily Beast

In lesser hands, Norma could have easily been a loony caricature, but Farmiga turned her into a multi-layered masterpiece.

From The Daily Beast

People on the loony right, which is to say the GOP, will say it's socialism.

From The Daily Beast

But the list itself is positively loony—yet more evidence of just how nuts the NRA is, says Michael Tomasky.

From The Daily Beast

I suppose it's the old story—he always was a flirt, and his handsome face sets the girls loony wherever he goes.

From Project Gutenberg

Loony, for the liberty thus doled out to him, rewarded his benefactors by an occasional indulgence in the “pigeon-act.”

From Project Gutenberg

If you keep on talkin' loony in this way I'll begin to heave out a few hints myself.

From Project Gutenberg

Lulie is about as loony over getting married as ever I see anybody unless it was you and Mr. Bangs, Mrs. Martha.

From Project Gutenberg

Said she had a friend that was as loony about cats as she was and she was goin' to fetch her right down the very next day.

From Project Gutenberg

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