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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His work opened the door for later, wackier comics like Steve Martin.
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 18 July 2024
Elaine was far from Krakowski's last role in a wacky TV comedy.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 July 2024
Dress up in wacky rainbow outfits and run or walk in the charity 5K race Saturday morning.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 July 2024
Gyllenhaal plays big, wacky, scenery-chewing characters in pretty much every sketch.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 May 2024
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 18 July 2024
Elaine was far from Krakowski's last role in a wacky TV comedy.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 July 2024
Dress up in wacky rainbow outfits and run or walk in the charity 5K race Saturday morning.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 July 2024
Gyllenhaal plays big, wacky, scenery-chewing characters in pretty much every sketch.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 May 2024
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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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