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Definition of “crazily”

crazily (ˈkreɪzɪlɪ) 

Definitions

adverb

  1. in a strange manner ⇒ The teenagers shook their long, black hair and gesticulated crazily. ⇒ Buy him a forged passport, she thought crazily.
  2. in an uncontrolled manner ⇒ The three of us set off, our wheels skidding crazily under that drenching rain. ⇒ The ball bounced crazily over his shoulder into the net.

crazy (ˈkreɪzɪ Pronunciation for crazy

Definitions

adjective

-zier, -ziest
  1. (informal) insane
  2. fantastic; strange; ridiculous ⇒ a crazy dream
  3. postpositive; foll by about or over (informal) extremely fond (of)
  4. (slang) very good or excellent

noun

Word forms:   plural crazies
  1. (informal) a crazy person

Derived Forms

ˈcrazily adverb
ˈcraziness noun

Example Sentences Including 'crazily'

Bron froze and stared pointedly at the finger, his whiskers vibrating crazily.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
But it is just as Canadian to elaborate ever more novel means of breaking one's neck while sliding crazily down icy hills.
Globe and Mail (2003)
It is the giddy laughter of the damned, the exhilaration of the prisoners as they crazily set fire to their own mattresses.
Independent (1999)
It says, uh, it says something very profound I'm sure," he says, laughing crazily.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Just as we walked under it, a bat suddenly darted out of nowhere and looped crazily in front of us before skimming away again.
Hodgman, Ann My Babysitter Bites Back
Now people don't think of me as shy and predictable, they respect me and the person I've become and call me crazily spontaneous.
Spiked (2003)
Otherwise we see platonic friends meeting for lunch and a crazily mismatched blind date; yoga with a hunky coach is as hot as it gets.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The bell swung crazily out and back from the darkness of the belfry, the hammer clattering once with each swing.
Jon Snow SHOOTING HISTORY: A Personal Journey (2004)
Then he had seen the crazily flashing light of Kate's torch for a second in the dunes behind him.
Erskine, Barbara Midnight is a Lonely Place

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