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demenziale

crazy

adjective deh-men-TSYAH-leh Rare

Origin: From demenza (dementia, madness), from Latin dementia.

Also means

absurd

Usage Note

Demenziale literally relates to dementia but in everyday Italian it means crazy, absurd, or wildly over-the-top. Un film demenziale is a slapstick/zany comedy, not a film about dementia. It is often used approvingly of absurd humor — una commedia demenziale is a screwball comedy. The same form is used for both masculine and feminine; plural is demenziali.

Examples

"Il film era totalmente demenziale ma divertente."

Natural Translation

The film was completely crazy but fun.

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