spooniest

spooniest
adj. (Slang) foolishly amorous and sentimental; simple, stupid, sillyn. (Slang) one who behaves in a foolishly amorous and sentimental manner; idiot, fool adj. (Slang) foolishly amorous and sentimental; simple, stupid, silly

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  • spooney — /spooh nee/, adj., spoonier, spooniest. spoony. * * * …   Universalium

  • spoony — spoonily, adv. spooniness, n. /spooh nee/, adj., spoonier, spooniest. Informal. 1. foolishly or sentimentally amorous. 2. foolish; silly. [1805 15; SPOON + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • spoony — informal adjective (spoonier, spooniest) 1》 dated sentimentally or foolishly amorous. 2》 archaic foolish; silly. noun (plural spoonies) archaic a simple or foolish person. Derivatives spoonily adverb spo …   English new terms dictionary

  • spooney — /ˈspuni/ (say spoohnee) Colloquial –adjective (spoonier, spooniest) 1. → spoony (defs 1 and 2). –noun (plural spoonies) 2. → spoony (defs 3 and 4) …  

  • spoony — /ˈspuni/ (say spoohnee) Colloquial –adjective (spoonier, spooniest) 1. foolishly or sentimentally amorous: *You must be very spoony if you have to write to him every two minutes. –miles franklin, 1946. 2. foolish; silly. –noun (plural spoonies) 3 …  

  • spoony — or spooney [spo͞o′nē] adj. spoonier, spooniest Informal silly or foolish; esp., foolishly sentimental or amorous …   English World dictionary

  • spooney — variant of spoony * * * /spooh nee/, adj., spoonier, spooniest. spoony. * * * spooney see ↑spoony below • • • Main Entry: ↑spoon spoonˈy or spoonˈey adjective 1. Silly …   Useful english dictionary

  • spoony — adj. & n. colloq. archaic adj. (spoonier, spooniest) 1 (often foll. by on) sentimental, amorous. 2 foolish, silly. n. (pl. ies) a simpleton. Derivatives: spoonily adv. spooniness n …   Useful english dictionary

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