crazy

Definitions


[ˈkreɪzi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- very foolish, senseless, or strange
(e.g: it was crazy to hope that good might come out of this mess)

- extremely excited or enthusiastic
(e.g: I'm crazy about Cindy)

- (of a person) wildly irrational or incoherent
(e.g: Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor)

- (of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or unlikely
(e.g: the monument leant at a crazy angle)


Phrases:
- like crazy

Origin:
late 16th century (in sense ‘full of cracks’): from craze + -y


[ˈkreɪzi], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- extremely
(e.g: I've been crazy busy)


Phrases:
- like crazy

Origin:
late 16th century (in sense ‘full of cracks’): from craze + -y


[ˈkreɪzi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is wildly irrational or out of control
(e.g: they're just a bunch of crazies)


Phrases:
- like crazy

Origin:
late 16th century (in sense ‘full of cracks’): from craze + -y




definition by Oxford Dictionaries