Silly vs. Crazy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Silly and Crazy
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Silly
Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish
Another of his silly jokes
‘Don't be silly!’ she said
Crazy
Mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour
Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor
A crazy look
Silly
(especially of a woman, child, or animal) helpless; defenceless.
Crazy
Extremely enthusiastic
I'm crazy about Cindy
A football-crazy bunch of boys
Silly
Denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman
Silly mid-on
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Crazy
(of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or unlikely
The monument leant at a crazy angle
Silly
A foolish person (often used as a form of address)
Come on, silly
Crazy
Extremely
I've been crazy busy
Silly
Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
Crazy
A mad person
Keep that crazy away from me
Silly
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous
Indulged in silly word play.
Silly pet names for each other.
Crazy
Mentally deranged.
Silly
Semiconscious; dazed
Knocked silly by the impact.
Crazy
(Informal) Odd or eccentric in behavior.
Silly
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
Crazy
Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement
The crowd at the game went crazy.
Silly
(of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
Crazy
Immoderately fond; infatuated
Was crazy about boys.
Silly
Blessed, particularly:
Crazy
Intensely involved or preoccupied
Is crazy about cars and racing.
Silly
Good; pious.
Crazy
Foolish or impractical; senseless
A crazy scheme for making quick money.
Silly
Holy.
Crazy
Intensely annoyed or irritated
It makes me crazy when you don't tell me you're going to be late.
Silly
Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
Crazy
Disorderly or askew
One of the old window shutters hung at a crazy angle.
Silly
Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
Crazy
(Informal) Extremely; very
That restaurant's always crazy busy on weekends, but it's worth the wait.
Silly
Helpless, defenseless.
Scared silly
Crazy
One who is or appears to be mentally deranged
"To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'" (Mary McGrory).
Silly
Insignificant, worthless, especially with regard to land quality.
Crazy
Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
His ideas were both frightening and crazy.
Silly
Weak, frail; flimsy use concerning people and animals is now obsolete.
Crazy
Out of control.
When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.
Silly
Sickly; feeble; infirm.
Crazy
Very excited or enthusiastic.
He went crazy when he won.
Silly
Simple, plain, particularly:
Crazy
In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
Why is she so crazy about him?
Silly
Rustic, homely.
Crazy
(informal) Very unexpected; wildly surprising.
The game had a crazy ending.
Silly
(obsolete) Lowly, of humble station.
Crazy
(obsolete) Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break apart; ramshackle.
Silly
Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
Crazy
(obsolete) Sickly, frail; diseased.
Silly
(obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned.
Crazy
(slang) Very, extremely.
That trick was crazy good.
Silly
Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
Crazy
An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
Silly
(Scottish) Mentally retarded.
Crazy
Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness.
Silly
Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
Crazy
Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
Piles of mean andcrazy houses.
One of great riches, but a crazy constitution.
They . . . got a crazy boat to carry them to the island.
Silly
Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
Crazy
Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect; shattered; demented; deranged.
Over moist and crazy brains.
Silly
Sillily: in a silly manner.
Crazy
Inordinately desirous; foolishly eager.
The girls were crazy to be introduced to him.
Silly
(colloquial) A silly person.
Crazy
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous
Silly
A term of address.
Crazy
Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad
Silly
(colloquial) A mistake.
Crazy
Foolish; totally unsound;
An impractical solution
A crazy scheme
Half-baked ideas
A screwball proposal without a prayer of working
Silly
Happy; fortunate; blessed.
Crazy
Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness;
She was crazy about him
Gaga over the rock group's new album
He was infatuated with her
Silly
Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.
The silly virgin strove him to withstand.
A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog.
Crazy
Possessed by inordinate excitement;
The crowd went crazy
Was crazy to try his new bicycle
Silly
Weak; helpless; frail.
After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore.
The silly buckets on the deck.
Crazy
Bizarre or fantastic;
Had a crazy dream
Wore a crazy hat
Silly
Rustic; plain; simple; humble.
A fourth man, in a sillyhabit.
All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
Crazy
Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with;
Crazy about cars and racing
Silly
Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
Silly
Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
Silly
A word used for misbehaving children;
Don't be a silly
Silly
Pungent adjectives of disesteem;
Gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
Wore a goofy hat
A silly idea
Some wacky plan for selling more books
Silly
Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity;
A dizzy blonde
Light-headed teenagers
Silly giggles
Silly
Inspiring scornful pity;
How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
Silly
Dazed from or as if from repeated blows;
Knocked silly by the impact
Slaphappy with exhaustion
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