loopy

adjective

Definition of loopynext
as in dotty

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Recent Examples of loopy Because Spielberg occasionally collaborates with his buddy George Lucas, Indy (Harrison Ford) isn’t encountering any straightforward aliens from another world during the film’s loopy climax. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 On the next-but-one point, Shnaider netted a backhand off a loopy one from Chwalińska to fall to 15-30. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 4 June 2026 Staud’s take on the east-west trend with a loopy shoulder strap and curved opening flap is such a chic sartorial situation. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 1 June 2026 For an educator who firmly believes that quotes deserve to be written in cursive, and has a new one on her board each month, Kenerson wanted to give students a chance to understand the magic of the loopy writing. — Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loopy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopy
  1. dotty
  2. demented
  3. maniacal
  4. psychotic
  5. delirious
  6. eccentric
  7. batty
  8. nutty
Adjective
  • At that point, says Tana, the project was a road movie set in Italy, inspired by Silverman’s own friendship with Charleson when the actor was making Dario Argento’s dotty 1987 horror pic Opera.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kate had a dotty year in 2022, wearing dresses with the pattern to Royal Ascot and two separate Wimbledon outings, according to WWD.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 June 2026
Definition of dotty
Adjective
  • Like much of the play, called Anon after (among other things) the demented QAnon movement, the conversation is very funny.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The lines between Iñárritu’s fiction and our demented present are clearly blurring.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of demented
Adjective
  • President Veto can’t be allowed to hold our country hostage to his maniacal whims anymore.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Rihanna’s here, maniacal crowds are lining up outside shows to screech and wave at their favorite stars and days of runway events big and small lie ahead.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of maniacal
Adjective
  • Simonoff said police have been in contact with Jones' mother in Oregon, who told them her son is psychotic and needs medication.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Defense attorney Juan Mourin argued that Davis suffered a psychotic episode.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • With delirious melodic instincts, the Bronx rapper’s new tape evokes Young Money-era swag on a SoundCloud budget.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • San José is a six-hour drive from Los Angeles, a delirious journey through mountain passes and across the Central Valley.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of delirious
Adjective
  • Some laud him as a new Magellan; the eccentric billionaire set on colonizing Mars.
    — Joe Rae, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • There was Howard Hughes, too, the eccentric American billionaire who spent years living in near-total seclusion in a Las Vegas hotel penthouse, whose lonely existence became a reference for Timothée Chalamet’s burdened Emperor Paul Atreides.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of eccentric
Adjective
  • McIntire is going batty — in a good way — over attempts to investigate the elusive western mastiff.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And most of today’s Esperanto adherents are neither naïve nor even particularly batty.
    — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of batty
Adjective
  • Cream cheese and mozzarella pack in enough dairy richness for a satisfying cheese pull and mellow out the subtle bitterness of baby spinach and nutty tang of artichoke hearts.
    — Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • At La Fetta’s newest location, the Sublime sandwich’s many components harmoniously dance together — particularly the hot soppressata, pesto and burrata — to make for a spicy and nutty bite of a sandwich.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of nutty

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“Loopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopy. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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