CRAZY


Meaning of CRAZY in English

I. ˈkrā-zē adjective

( cra·zi·er ; -est )

Date: 1566

1.

a. : full of cracks or flaws : unsound

they were very crazy , wretched cabins — Charles Dickens

b. : crooked , askew

2.

a. : mad , insane

yelling like a crazy man

b.

(1) : impractical

a crazy plan

(2) : erratic

crazy drivers

c. : being out of the ordinary : unusual

a taste for crazy hats

3.

a. : distracted with desire or excitement

a thrill- crazy mob

b. : absurdly fond : infatuated

he's crazy about the girl

c. : passionately preoccupied : obsessed

crazy about boats

• cra·zi·ly -zə-lē adverb

• cra·zi·ness -zē-nəs noun

- like crazy

II. noun

( plural cra·zies )

Date: 1867

: one who is or acts crazy ; especially : such a one associated with a radical or extremist political cause

III. adverb

Date: 1887

: extremely , wildly

crazy good

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.