LUNATIC


Meaning of LUNATIC in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 an insane person. 2 someone foolish or eccentric.

adj. mad, foolish. lunatic asylum hist. a mental home or hospital. lunatic fringe an extreme or eccentric minority group.

[ ME f. OF lunatique f. LL lunaticus f. L luna moon ]

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