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loop·y

 (lo͞o′pē)
adj. loop·i·er, loop·i·est
1. Consisting of or having many loops: loopy handwriting.
2. Crazy or eccentric: "March was the month when most people went loopy, like the March hares" (Edna O'Brien).
3. Offbeat or bizarre: "the loopy energy of Harpo Marx" (Michael Wood).
4. Befuddled or disoriented: felt loopy from dehydration.
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loopy

(ˈluːpɪ)
adj, loopier or loopiest
1. full of loops; curly or twisted
2. informal slightly mad, crazy, or stupid
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loop•y

(ˈlu pi)

adj. loop•i•er, loop•i•est.
1. full of loops.
2. Slang.
a. eccentric; crazy; dotty.
b. befuddled or confused.
[1815–25]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.loopy - consisting of or covered with or having loops
2.loopy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregularloopy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
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loopy

adjective
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Translations

loopy

[ˈluːpɪ] ADJ (loopier (compar) (loopiest (superl))) → chiflado
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loopy

adj (+er) (Brit inf) → bekloppt (inf); to go loopydurchdrehen (inf)
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