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moony
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective moony has 2 senses
- moony(a = adj.all) moonlit - lighted by moonlight; "the moonlit landscape" Derived form noun moon4
- moony(s = adj.all) dreamy, woolgathering - dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment"
CIDE DICTIONARY
moony, a.
- Of or pertaining to the moon. [1913 Webster]"Soft and pale as the moony beam." [1913 Webster]
- Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent. [1913 Webster]"But soon the miscreant moony host
Before the victor cross shall fly." [1913 Webster] - Silly; weakly sentimental. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
moony, prop. n.
A follower of the Rev. Sun Myun Moon ; a member of the Unification Church ; -- often considered disparaging. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
moony, adj. (moonier, mooniest)
1 listless; stupidly dreamy.
2 of or like the moon.
1 listless; stupidly dreamy.
2 of or like the moon.
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