English → Latin
“crack-brained” in Latin
vēcorsmad, insane, crazycerrītusfrantic, frenzied; mad, crazy, dementeddēlīruscrazy, insane, mad; senseless, silly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crack-brained
vecors: cerritus: mente captus: delirus [SYN. in MAD]: to be crack-brained, cerritum esse (Hor., Vid: MAD):
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crack-brained?
- The usual Latin words for “crack-brained” are vēcors, cerrītus, dēlīrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.