loony

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While this can prove tricky for famous estates and those looking to capitalize from someone else’s legacy, it ensures that beloved works can live forever, even if it’s in some loony, bastardized way.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Reminders of such loony moments as Wilder’s “blue blanket” meltdown underscore the actor’s unbridled genius.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Each is rated on a scale of bees — one for sleepy, five for loony — in honor of the insects that tortured him in the 2006 remake of “The Wicker Man.”

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Volberding: The fragrance thing was kind of loony.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2023

“The last thing I’m gonna do is worry about it. Only, it drives ya loony, the way that kid goes pussyfootin’ all around the house.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger