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Meaning of crackpot

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

crackpot

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A kook.

    Example: Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea.

    Synonyms:crankcrazykooklive onenut ballnutbagnutbarnutcase

  2. Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

    Synonyms:crack whorecrackhead

adjective

Definitions

  1. Eccentric or impractical.

    Example: a crackpot idea

    Synonyms:eccentricimpractical
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crackpot

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