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lunatic vs tearaway

tearaway vs lunatic

lunatic and tearaway both are nouns.

lunatic and tearaway both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lunatic Yes Yes No No
tearaway Yes Yes No No
As nouns, tearaway is a hyponym of lunatic; that is, tearaway is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lunatic:
  • lunatic: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
  • tearaway: a reckless and impetuous person
lunatic (noun) tearaway (noun)
an insane person a reckless and impetuous person
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
lunatic (adjective) tearaway (adjective)
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Difference between lunatic and tearaway

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