loopy
full of loops.
Slang.
eccentric; crazy; dotty.
befuddled or confused, especially due to intoxication.
Scot. crafty; sly.
Origin of loopy
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How to use loopy in a sentence
Although a quarter-step slowed from his early 20s, Lindor remains a defensive asset, all quick trackdowns and loopy, well-angled releases.
Edwin Díaz And Francisco Lindor Aren’t Busts Anymore — And Neither Are The Mets | Robert O'Connell | August 16, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightSet next to Joel Embiid’s jumpers-and-jams tool kit, a play like the one Jokić pulled against Sacramento, with its nested fakes and loopy lay-in, looks convoluted to the point of unsustainability.
We Don’t Talk Enough About Nikola Jokić’s Scoring | Robert O'Connell | March 28, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightChan has sometimes acted as a clearinghouse for lab-leak clues, knocking down the loopiest ones but elevating others.
They called it a conspiracy theory. But Alina Chan tweeted life into the idea that the virus came from a lab. | Antonio Regalado | June 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewMaybe you look at it and you see that next to a string of words, and you know that a person is feeling loopy or is indicating sarcasm.
The woman who will decide what emoji we get to use | Tanya Basu | May 11, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewSo, feeling “a little loopy” from beers, he sat down and wrote a letter to Santa Claus.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus | Ben Jacobs | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
With Reiner playing the straight man, Caesar plays a wise-cracking and loopy archaeology professor.
As nasty as Simon but as loopy as Paula, the ‘Va Va Voom’ diva is fabulous on ‘American Idol’ this season.
A Love Letter to ‘American Idol’ Judge Nicki Minaj | Ramin Setoodeh | March 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the early days of their courtship, Harold told Antonia, “I am loopy about you: I feel 18.”
It was pretty much as loopy and over the top as an episode of the show.
You hear stories about going loopy from claustrophobia and stuff.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun"You don't have to hold him," called Captain Burgee, dismounting from loopy the mate.
Sugar Plum | Reginald BretnorI should use very thick worsted and make very big, loopy, spready stitches.
If You Touch Them They Vanish | Gouverneur MorrisSometimes this path is loopy, and its little nods correspond to nutation.
Pioneers of Science | Oliver LodgeUnder it was written in her black, loopy handwriting, "My Hero and my Love."
Shadows of Flames | Amelie Rives
British Dictionary definitions for loopy
/ (ˈluːpɪ) /
full of loops; curly or twisted
informal slightly mad, crazy, or stupid
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