crazed

English

Alternative forms

• craz'd (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹeɪzd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪzd

Adjective

crazed (comparative more crazed, superlative most crazed)

1. Maddened; driven insane.

   The crazed look in his eyes made everyone back away.

   He was crazed with thirst and resorted to drinking seawater.

2. Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain, plastics, and paints).

   The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and were quite attractive.

   Sunbleached paints and plastics are often crazed and faded.

Related terms

• (covered in cracks): crazing (noun)

Translations

Maddened, driven insane

• French: forcené (fr) m
• Latin: vacerrōsus

Covered with cracks

• Maori: pāwhatiwhati
• Polish: spękany

Verb

crazed

1. simple past and past participle of craze

Anagrams

• Zed-car