Used in a Sentence

whacky

How to use whacky in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for whacky.

Editorial note

I have a sneaking suspicion that line is a typo and/or they have some whacky interdependence on USB and the lines will be riddled with jitter.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of whacky gathered in one view.

adjective

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

adjective

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for whacky.

adjective

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

Example sentences

1

I have a sneaking suspicion that line is a typo and/or they have some whacky interdependence on USB and the lines will be riddled with jitter.

2

Oh come on, you can slight Kurzweil for his whacky futurist theories, but allowing him to work with Knowledge graph seems like a tremendous use of his talents.

3

I hate reading articles like this because it's trying to tell you that CrossFit culture is all about pushing yourself until you've practically killed yourself doing all sorts of crazy and whacky weight lifting.

4

I used to work with whacky designers who would always come up with ideas that broke the layout system for whatever toolkit we were using, so I quickly "adapted" by using canvas and doing it all myself.

5

And for those that want to make a slippery slope argument, I'd just like to say that April's Fools holds a very special place in geek life - it's pretty much the only day of the year that being original and whacky actually gets us applause anther than condemnation.

6

He's not saying "Use Groupon or I'll trash your business" he's saying "You treated me poorly and now I'll get my revenge" This guy's a goofball for putting it in writing but social media has definitely changed how businesses have to treat whacky, unreasonable prospect's and customers.

7

Please direct your response to me' and the other end would then send the packets with 'this is a packet from my client $bar to your client $foo - as you told me, I'm sending it to you'That's called routing, and routers are perfectly able to do that already, much better than some possibly whacky custom application level implementation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use whacky in a sentence?

I have a sneaking suspicion that line is a typo and/or they have some whacky interdependence on USB and the lines will be riddled with jitter.

What does whacky mean?

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

What part of speech is whacky?

whacky is commonly used as adjective.