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lunatic
[ loo-nuh-tik ]
noun
- (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- a person whose actions and manner are marked by extreme eccentricity or recklessness.
- a person legally declared to be of unsound mind and who therefore is not held capable or responsible before the law: a former legal term.
adjective
- (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) insane.
- characteristic or suggestive of lunacy; wildly or recklessly foolish.
- Older Use. designated for or used by the insane:
a lunatic asylum.
- gaily or lightheartedly mad, frivolous, eccentric, etc.:
She has a lunatic charm that is quite engaging.
lunatic
/ ˈːəɪ /
adjective
- an archaic word for insane
- foolish; eccentric; crazy
noun
- a person who is insane
Derived Forms
- ˈԲپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·Բi·· adverb
- -n·پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lunatic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lunatic1
Example Sentences
"Some unhinged lunatic, a man, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today. Dems are nuts. So I went off - and I won’t be backing down," she captioned the post.
"Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visas," Rubio told reporters in late March.
Rubio, like most in the Trump administration, uses hyperbolic and accusatory language towards his victims, calling them "lunatics."
And once troops are deployed, it will not be easy to get them off the streets in any place that the president thinks is threatened by “radical left lunatics.”
“Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visa,” Rubio told reporters last month.
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