spooney

[ spoo-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, spoon·i·er, spoon·i·est.

It seems to me that it makes a sort of a spooney of a man to be always askin' for what he can git if he tries.

That mamma knows Mr. Fenwick is spooney, and looks up at times to see that he's going on.

I was spooney after Afy myself in those days, and went down there a good deal in an evening.

"Very singular style of person your friend Mr. M'Hale," lisped a spooney-looking cornet at the end of the table.

He says he never saw a fellow so spooney over his own sister as I am.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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