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stir-crazy Definition

☆ stir·-crazy (stʉr′krā′zē)

adjective

Slang anxious, tense, etc. from long, close confinement, as in prison

Etymology: < stir

stir-crazy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • go: I took him home a week later, as he was going stir-crazy without human contact.

Browse dictionary entries near stir-crazy

  1. ‹ stir
  2. ‹ stipule
  3. ‹ stipulatory
  4. ‹ stipulator
  5. ‹ stipulation
  6. ‹ stipulating
  7. ‹ stipulated
  8. ‹ stipulate
  9. ‹ stipular
  10. ‹ stippling
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  2. stir-fry ›
  3. stir-frying ›
  4. stir up trouble ›
  5. stirk ›
  6. Stirling ›
  7. Stirling engine ›
  8. Stirlingshire ›
  9. stirpes ›
  10. stirps ›