variants
or less commonly whacky
wackier also whackier; wackiest also whackiest
: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational
wacky ideas
a wacky comedian
Examples of wacky in a Sentence
My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter.
the wacky world of his imagination
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
This show is a wild, wacky balm, so zero antacids.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
That all sounds like the workaday stuff of romantic drama, but A Big Bold Beautiful Journey—its script is by Seth Reiss, who co-wrote the 2022 foodie satire The Menu—takes some wacky swings, all presented with a deadpan flourish.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
After a wacky fourth quarter, Denver suffered its first loss of the 2025 season to the Indianapolis Colts, in a game the Broncos quite literally had won.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wacky. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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wacky
adjective
wackier; wackiest
: amusing and very strange
wackily
adverb
ˈwak-ə-lē
wackiness
noun
ˈwak-ē-nəs
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