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Lunatic

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Noun

1. lunatic, madman, maniac

an insane person

2. daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, madcap, swashbuckler

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Adjective

3. lunatic, moonstruck

insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lunatic

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adjective also (rarely): lunatical (luːˈnætɪkəl )
1.  an archaic word for insane
2. 
foolish; eccentric; crazy
noun
3. 
a person who is insane

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lunatic

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adjective
1. 
suffering from lunacy; insane
2. 
of or characterized by lunacy
3. 
of or for insane persons
4. 
utterly foolish
noun
5. 
an insane person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lunatic

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n.
1. A person who is affected by lunacy; a mentally deranged person.
2. A very foolish person.
adj.
1. Affected by lunacy; mentally deranged.
2. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
3. Wildly or giddily foolish: a lunatic decision.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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