wacky

wacky

adjective \ˈwa-kē\

wack·i·erwack·i·est

Definition of WACKY

: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy <wacky ideas> <a wacky comedian>

— wack·i·ly \ˈwa-kə-lē\ adverb

— wack·i·ness \ˈwa-kē-nəs\ noun

Variants of WACKY

wacky also whacky \ˈwa-kē\

Examples of WACKY

1. My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter.
2. the wacky world of his imagination

Origin of WACKY

perhaps from English dialect whacky fool

First Known Use: circa 1935

Related to WACKY

Synonyms

bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), offbeat, off-kilter, off-the-wall, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], screwy, spaced-out, strange, odd (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild

Antonyms

balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy

Related Words

aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky; extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical), phenomenal; atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted; conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking; atrocious, outrageous, shocking; crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox; baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling

Near Antonyms

average, commonplace, everyday, garden, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday; conformist, conservative, conventional; expected, familiar, knee-jerk, predictable; common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

Rhymes with WACKY

hackie, khaki, lackey, tacky