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lu·na·tic
I. \ˈlünəˌtik\ adjective
also lu·nat·i·cal \(ˈ)lü|nad.ə̇kəl\
Etymology: lunatic from Middle English lunatik, from Old French or Late Latin; Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna moon; lunatical from lunatic + -al — more at lunar
1.
a. obsolete : affected with lunacy
b. : having or controlled by an unsound mind : mad
c. : designed for the treatment or care of insane persons
< lunatic asylum >
2.
a. : wildly foolish : given to or marked by extravagant folly
< pure fantasy unrelated to reality is dangerous, lunatic, and irresponsible — Rex Warner >
< consuming with lunatic speed the assets of the earth — Herbert Agar >
b. : gaily mad : giddy
< performed … with wonderful precision and lunatic brightness — New Yorker >
< the light lunatic touch which she uses to satirize fur fashion shows and torch singers — Virginia Forbes >
3. of a horse : moon-blind
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English lunatik, from lunatik, adjective
1.
a. : a person affected with lunacy or of unsound mind
b. : one who is wildly eccentric : one capable of crazy actions or extravagances : crackpot
< all sorts of political lunatics whom no one would dream of taking seriously — G.B.Shaw >
< he is a lunatic when it comes to fishing >
2. : a person whose abnormal mental condition renders him incapable or irresponsible before the law (as an insane person or one non compos mentis) |