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looseheaded

looseheaded adjective: crazy, demented.

Adjective

looseheaded (comparative more looseheaded, superlative most looseheaded)

  1. (informal) Crazy, demented.
    • His anxiety, lest he become a citizen of two nations and thus of none, stemmed from contact with Europeans and Americans who had done just that—including a loose-limbed young grandson of Benjamin Franklin who was equally looseheaded.1963, Edwin P[almer] Hoyt, John Quincy Adams, Chicago, I.L.: Reilly & Lee Co., page 17
    • Simon, nevertheless, disputes that the complex negotiations would have produced many real price discounts. "We thought Kissinger's proposals were laughable," Simon said. "The Soviets weren't interested in selling us oil at discount prices. The idea is looseheaded. "1977 August 18, Jack Anderson, Les Whitten, “Ford rejected foreign oil deal”, in Progress Bulletin, page 14, column 4

Forms of looseheaded

comparativemore looseheaded
superlativemost looseheaded

Origin of looseheaded

Compound of loose + headed.

Questions about looseheaded

What does looseheaded mean?
Looseheaded means crazy, demented.
What part of speech is looseheaded?
Looseheaded is an adjective.

Words near looseheaded in the dictionary

  1. loosed off
  2. loosed up
  3. loosefill
  4. loosefitting
  5. loosehead
  6. looseheaded
  7. looseheads
  8. looseish
  9. loosejaw
  10. loosejaws
  11. looseleaf

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