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lunatic
[ loo-nuh-tik ]
/ Ëlu nÉ tÉȘk /
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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 Also lu·nat·i·cal [loo-nat-i-kuhl] /luËnĂŠt ÉȘ kÉl/ (for defs. 4, 5, 7).
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Origin of lunatic
OTHER WORDS FROM lunatic
lu·nat·i·cal·ly, adverbhalf-lu·na·tic, adjectiveWords nearby lunatic
lunar rainbow, lunar rover, lunarscape, lunar year, lunate, lunatic, lunatic asylum, lunatic fringe, lunation, lunch, lunchbox
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British Dictionary definitions for lunatic
lunatic
/ (ËluËnÉtÉȘk) /
adjective Also (rarely): lunatical (luËËnĂŠtÉȘkÉl)
an archaic word for insane
foolish; eccentric; crazy
noun
a person who is insane
Derived forms of lunatic
lunatically, adverbWord Origin for lunatic
C13 (adj) via Old French from Late Latin lĆ«nÄticus crazy, moonstruck, from Latin lĆ«na moon
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