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
Nutty is a synonym for mad in insane topic. In some cases you can use "Nutty" instead an adjective "Mad", when it comes to topics like sane, crazy, mental, wacky. informal substitute
Nutty
Nutty adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the only other prisoner in the dungeon was a nutty soul who feasted on bugs
Mad is a synonym for nutty in sane topic. You can use "Mad" instead an adjective "Nutty", if it concerns topics such as deranged, insane, wacky, bonkers. popular alternative
Nearby Words: nutter, nutting
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Dr. Sevarius from Gargoyles isn't quite mad so much as he is amoral, but he displays a touch of the theatricality that is the hallmark of the best nutty professors.
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Lelouch may (or may not) be mad depending on your point of view, but Mao is nutty enough that he rigs a bomb to detonate if Lelouch loses.
Source: Anime / Code Geass -
Spoonerism: "Mad Switcheroos" were a couple of articles by Al Jaffee that had some nutty examples as jokes, and to make them funnier, left the punch line blank for the reader to figure out.
Source: Magazine / MAD
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