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LUNATIC
lunatic, moonstruck
(adjective) insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum
(noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
lunatic, madman, maniac
(noun) an insane person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lunatic (plural lunatics)
An insane person.
Synonyms
• moonling
• See also mad person
Adjective
lunatic (comparative more lunatic, superlative most lunatic)
Crazed, mad, insane, demented.
Synonyms
• crazed, insane, mad, demented, maniacal, psychotic, crazed; see also insane
Anagrams
• cut nail, tunical
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"na*tic, a. Etym: [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna the moon. See Lunar.]
1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad. Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic. Wyclif (Matt. xvii. 15).
2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.
Lu"na*tic, n.
Definition: A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of imagination all compact. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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