What does "insane" mean?
Insane: Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital.
Additional senses
- 2.Causing insanity or madness. [R.] Or have we eaten on the insaneroot That takes the reason prisoner Shak.
- 3.Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc. I know not which was the insane measure. Southey.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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