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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insane \In*sane"\, a. [L. insanus See {In-} not and {Sane}.] 1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See {Insanity}, 2. 2. Used by or appropriated to insane persons; as an insane hospital. 3. Causing insanity or madness. [R.] Or have we eaten on the insaneroot That takes the reason prisoner ? --Shak. 4. Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as an insane plan attempt, etc I know not which was the insane measure. --Southey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insane adj 1: afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" [ant: {sane}] 2: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {harebrained}, {mad}]
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