zany

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zany • adjective the zany humor of the Marx Brothers synonyms : eccentric, peculiar, odd, unconventional, strange, bizarre, weird; mad, crazy, comic, madcap, funny, quirky, idiosyncratic; informal wacky, screwy, nutty, oddball, off the wall; daft; kooky, wacko, bizarro. antonyms: conventional, sensible.

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