insane
(adjective) afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; “was declared insane”; “insane laughter”
harebrained, insane, mad
(adjective) very foolish; “harebrained ideas”; “took insane risks behind the wheel”; “a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
insane (comparative more insane or insaner, superlative most insane or insanest)
Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; mad
Synonyms: delirious, distracted
Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons
Causing insanity or madness.
Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical
• See also insane
• sane
• Annies, Sannie, Sienna, inanes, nenias, sannie, sienna
Source: Wiktionary
In*sane", a. Etym: [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]
1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.
2. Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital.
3. Causing insanity or madness. [R.] Or have we eaten on the insaneroot That takes the reason prisoner Shak.
4. Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc. I know not which was the insane measure. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
