Daffy
Daffy adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: lurid newspaper reports that portrayed the serial killer as clearly daffy
Mad
Mad adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Daffy mistakes dialogue from a radio drama as the plans for a villainous Mad Bomber, so he sets out as Stupor Duck to "thwart" them.
Source: Hero with an F in Good -
Looney Tunes in the Thirties Mad Hatter: In the first line Daffy ever delivers, he cheerfully admits that he's crazy.
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In an episode of Stark Raving Mad it's revealed that lying makes Henry so nervous that he starts speaking in a Daffy Duck-esque voice.
Source: Bad Liar
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