wud

adjective

ˈwüd How to pronounce wud (audio)
Definition of wudnext
chiefly Scottish
as in mad
unable to think in a clear or sensible way an old miser whose obsession with money had driven him wud

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  1. mad
  2. insane
  3. psychotic
  4. crazy
  5. nuts
Adjective
  • Alec Hammond, my production designer, is just a mad scientist.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Fortunately, Alec Hammond, the production designer, is a is a mad scientist.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • However, Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton was fined and suspended for five games after last Tuesday’s contest, when two girls sitting courtside in support of Cunnigham said Keaton cursed at them and called them insane.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … VIRUS RECKONING — COVID fury explodes as Fauci hearing revives 'insane' lockdown nightmare tales.
    — , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • In the book’s arc, this lands as a chilling dismissal, and a reminder of the magnitude of Bret’s increasingly psychotic concern over Robert Mallory and the Trawler, and his detachment from his own life.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In people with personal or family history of psychotic disorders, taking psilocybin may increase the risk of psychosis.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • Two of the craziest comebacks of the season came this week, courtesy of teams trying to stay in the American League wild card race.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The last movie had crazy stuff going on with the multiverse, multiple Spider-Men, and rips in the space-time continuum.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of crazy
Adjective
  • But, spending a bunch of money on decorations for your son's dorm room, if that's happening, is nuts.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Fans went nuts as Aldis pulled Gunther to the middle of the ring.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuts
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“Wud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wud. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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