variants
or less commonly whacky
wackier also whackier; wackiest also whackiest
: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational
wacky ideas
a wacky comedian
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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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Corey’s congregation was Pentecostal, which, though bewildering to my Catholic sensibilities, wasn’t the wackiest flavor of Protestant that Oklahoma had to offer.
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John Paul Brammer, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
Sometimes wholesome, often witty and whimsical and occasionally wacky (in the best kind of way), the spots inject personality into the page.
—Vinnie Neuberg, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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John Paul Brammer, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
Sometimes wholesome, often witty and whimsical and occasionally wacky (in the best kind of way), the spots inject personality into the page.
—Vinnie Neuberg, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wacky. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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wacky
adjective
wackier; wackiest
: odd sense 5, crazy
wackily
adverb
ˈwak-ə-lē
wackiness
noun
ˈwak-ē-nəs
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