spoony
/ˈspuːni
/informal
adjective (spoonier, spooniest)
1 dated Sentimentally or foolishly amorous: I was spoony over Miss Talmadge to the point of idolatry...
- I don't get spoony on any one more than another, but I must say I'm very spoony on them all.
1.1 archaic Foolish; silly: priests are bound to be mild and spoony...
- Some of the questions were understandable, but others were downright spoony.
- The music is quite good and there were a few spoony, but decent birds dotted about.
noun (plural spoonies) archaic
A silly or foolish person: what the deuce can she find in that spoony of a Pitt Crawley?
