Looney
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An informal term for a person considered to be mad, wildly eccentric, or behaving in an irrational and unpredictable manner.
“Everyone thought she was a bit of a looney for swimming in the sea in January.”
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loon·ey
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