crackpot
crackpot · more crackpot · most crackpot
эксцентрический, эксцентричный
exzentrisch, elliptisch, schrullig
Eccentric or impracticalEccentric or impractical.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
/ˈkɹæk.pɒt/
» Tom is a crackpot.
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1 senses(informal)Eccentric or impractical.
a crackpot idea
spinnert
чо́кнутыйčóknutyj, безумныйbezumnyj
Examples
7 sentencesTranslations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
eccentric or impractical:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
eccentric or impractical:
Origin
Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate.Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate.
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Forms
more crackpot, most crackpot| Comparative | more crackpot Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most crackpot Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.