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zany

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

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Fantastic work - I love these kinds of zany hacks.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

noun

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for zany.

noun

a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

Example sentences

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Fantastic work - I love these kinds of zany hacks.

2

With hip, fun, zany internal memos like those, I don't see how Yahoo!

3

As well as being hilarious in a slightly less zany way.

4

Employees did, but having spent time with Ryan, I can assure you he's as zany as you'd imagine.

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I think they deserve a lot of the accolades that enables this zany ecosystem to thrive.

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For the last few years, the only Microsoft ads worthy of note have been viral-video "zany" or vaguely cribbing Apple.

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Bughouse to the non-serious chess player is random enough to be zany and enjoyable whether you win or lose.

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The biggest problem as I see it is that there is one rule for well heeled, connected, corporate types and another for poor, zany, out there types.

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SF is a bit different than other communities in that most apartment buildings are really just these large, zany old victorians.

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Television production facilities are another example, where there are zany fake things but they are props used for some show or other.

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People think that they can predict the future, but they can't. Capitalism triumphs because it lets a million monkeys do a million zany things, and when a few become mega hits those particular monkeys are hailed as visionaries.

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Maybe those of us who aren't zany bitcoin-boosters need to make a pact to stop commenting on these articles and hopefully once robbed of controversy they'll go away.

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You're the only ones zany enough to agonize over time and distance without limit, over mysteries that will never die, over the fact that we are right now determining whether the space voyage for the next billion years or so is going to be Heaven or Hell.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use zany in a sentence?

Fantastic work - I love these kinds of zany hacks.

What does zany mean?

a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

What part of speech is zany?

zany is commonly used as noun, adjective.