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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Slang. So senseless as to be laughable: absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany. Informal : cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy. Slang : balmy2, dippy, dopey, jerky, wacky. See ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE. 2. Slang. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional: bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy. Informal : gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy. Slang : drippy, tear-jerking. See FEELINGS.
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