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spooney

[ spoo-nee ]

/ ˈspu ni /

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adjective, spoon·i·er, spoon·i·est.

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Words nearby spooney

spoonbill catfish, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoondrift, spoonerism, spooney, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonful, spoon hook, spoon nail

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How to use spooney in a sentence

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.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland
That mamma knows Mr. Fenwick is spooney, and looks up at times to see that he's going on.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
I was spooney after Afy myself in those days, and went down there a good deal in an evening.
East Lynne|Mrs. Henry Wood
"Very singular style of person your friend Mr. M'Hale," lisped a spooney-looking cornet at the end of the table.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever

He says he never saw a fellow so spooney over his own sister as I am.
Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet|Elizabeth W. Champney