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crackpot
OXFORD DICTIONARY
crackpot, n. & adj. sl.
--n. an eccentric or impractical person.
--adj. mad, unworkable (a crackpot scheme).
--n. an eccentric or impractical person.
--adj. mad, unworkable (a crackpot scheme).
THESAURUS
crackpot
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