crackpot
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of crackpot
First recorded in 1860–65; from the phrase cracked pot
Example Sentences
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He contends that the former president’s phone calls with members of the same gang — whom Pence called a “gaggle of crackpot lawyers” — are similarly fair game.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
In the aftermath of his unconventional voyage, Larry Walters assured the American public he wasn't actually a crackpot who had risked life and limb with a hare-brained scheme that was dreamed up on a whim.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024
How can someone be both a steel-witted lawyer and a crackpot?
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023
Scientists don’t think this conception is likely in the real world, but they also don’t relegate time travel to the crackpot realm.
From Scientific American • Apr. 26, 2023
“Not surprisingly, most people chose to watch their new queen receive her crown rather than listen to some crackpot millionaire talk about the weather,” said Sydney.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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