wacky B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈwæki/ UK /ˈwæki/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj amusingly eccentric or irrational His wacky sense of humor always made us laugh. 2 adj unpredictable or erratic The weather has been wacky this week, with sudden changes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · amusingly eccentric or... quirkyzanyoffbeatkookyoddball 2 adj · unpredictable or erratic crazynuttyloonybonkersmadcap ↔ Opposites normalconventionalsensible Etymology AI details From English dialectal wack- (foolish, crazy) + the adjective-forming suffix -y, giving 19th-century wacky (eccentric, odd); modern English wacky means playfully silly or unusual. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wacky **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwæki/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwæki/ ## Meanings 1. amusingly eccentric or irrational 2. unpredictable or erratic ## Examples - His wacky sense of humor always made us laugh. - The weather has been wacky this week, with sudden changes. ## Synonyms - quirky - zany - offbeat - kooky - oddball - crazy - nutty - loony - bonkers - madcap ## Antonyms - normal - conventional - sensible ## Etymology From English dialectal wack- (foolish, crazy) + the adjective-forming suffix -y, giving 19th-century wacky (eccentric, odd); modern English wacky means playfully silly or unusual. ## AI Etymology Wacky comes from English dialectal wack- (foolish, crazy) + the adjective-forming suffix -y, giving 19th-century wacky (eccentric, odd); modern English wacky means playfully silly or unusual. In current use it is an adjective meaning "amusingly eccentric or irrational". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown