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MOONY
dreamy, moony, woolgathering
(adjective) dreamy in mood or nature; āa woolgathering momentā
moonlit, moony
(adjective) lighted by moonlight; āthe moonlit landscapeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
moony (comparative moonier, superlative mooniest)
Resembling the moon.
Moonlit.
• G. K. Chesterton
Absent-minded.
Silly.
Sickly or tipsy.
Noun
moony (plural moonies)
The act of mooning, flashing the buttocks.
(dated) A silly person.
Anagrams
• -onomy
Source: Wiktionary
Moon"y, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the moon. Soft and pale as the moony beam. J. R. Drake.
2. Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent. But soon the miscreant moony host Before the victor cross shall fly. Fenton.
3. Silly; weakly sentimental. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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