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moonsick

moonsick adjective: insane or emotionally deranged, either temporarily or permanently.

Adjective

moonsick

  1. (informal, obsolete) Insane or emotionally deranged, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. (informal, uncommon) Affected by or exhibiting an unusual or dreamy sentimentality.

Synonyms of moonsick

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Origin of moonsick

From moon + sick.

Questions about moonsick

What does moonsick mean?
Moonsick means insane or emotionally deranged, either temporarily or permanently.
What part of speech is moonsick?
Moonsick is an adjective.

Words near moonsick in the dictionary

  1. moonship
  2. moonships
  3. moonshis
  4. moonshot
  5. moonshots
  6. moonsick
  7. moonsickle
  8. moonsickles
  9. moonsickness
  10. moonside
  11. moonsif

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