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lu|nat´i|cal|ly
lu|na|tic «LOO nuh tihk», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. an insane person: »

Lunatics are often put in insane asylums.

2. Figurative. an extremely foolish person.
–adj.
1. insane: »

a lunatic man.

2. for insane people: »

a lunatic asylum.

3. Figurative. extremely foolish; mad; idiotic: »

a lunatic search for buried treasure, a lunatic policy.

╂[< Late Latin lūnāticus < Latin lūna moon, because it was once thought that insanity was brought about by the changes of the moon]
–lu|nat´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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