crazy
adjective (crazy, crazier, craziest)
Everyday
- Crazy means very silly, wild or strange. tree →
- «Crazy about» something means liking it very much. tree →
- People also say crazy to mean very, as in «crazy busy». tree →
- Long ago it meant mentally ill; that use can hurt people. tree →
In the lessons
maths: a word of the story only, e.g. «crazy hats» or a «crazy day»; no clue about the numbers; school: crazy hair day, crazy sock day; everyday life: a crazy idea, crazy about football
Examples
- She wore a crazy hat to the party. tree →
- The store had a crazy sale. tree →
- Tim made 5 crazy faces. tree →
- It was a crazy busy day at the shop. tree →
- Today is crazy hair day at school. tree →
- He is crazy about dinosaurs. tree →
- That is a crazy idea! tree →
- The puppy ran around like crazy. tree →
- ‘Why, you must be crazy, husband! tree →
Note
No clue about the quantities; just colour in the story. Trap: «crazy sale» still needs the stated discount. Be kind: do not call people crazy to hurt them.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «crazy» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «crazy» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crazy/