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# crazy

adjective (crazy, crazier, craziest)

«crazy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Crazy means very silly, wild or strange. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#m1)
2. «Crazy about» something means liking it very much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#m2)
3. People also say crazy to mean very, as in «crazy busy». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#m3)
4. Long ago it meant mentally ill; that use can hurt people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x1)
- The store had a crazy sale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x2)
- Tim made 5 crazy faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x3)
- It was a crazy busy day at the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x4)
- Today is crazy hair day at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x5)
- He is crazy about dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x6)
- That is a crazy idea! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x7)
- The puppy ran around like crazy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x8)
- ‘Why, you must be crazy, husband! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/#x9)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crazy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crazy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crazy.html) on Mova free.