Crackpottery vs. Crackpot

Crackpottery vs. Crackpot — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Crackpottery and Crackpot

Crackpotterynoun

The behaviour of a crackpot; madness.

Crackpotnoun

(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A kook.

Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea.

Crackpotnoun

(informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

Crackpotadjective

(informal) Eccentric or impractical.

a crackpot idea

Crackpotnoun

a whimsically eccentric person

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