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Crackpot vs Cracked - What's the difference?

crackpot | cracked |

As adjectives the difference between crackpot and cracked

is that crackpot is (informal) eccentric or impractical while cracked is broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

As a noun crackpot

is (informal) an eccentric, crazy or foolish person a kook .

As a verb cracked is

(crack).

crackpot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.
  • (informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict). See also crackhead.

    • Synonyms

    * crank (UK) * crazy * kook * live one * nut ball * nutbag * nutbar * nutcase * nutter

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Eccentric or impractical
    • a crackpot idea

    cracked

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
  • Broken into coarse pieces.
  • (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.
  • (slang) Crazy; crackpot.

    • Synonyms

    * (broken so that cracks appear ): crazed * (broken into coarse pieces ): * (of a voice ): discordant, dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, raspy, rough * (slang: crazy ): See also

    Derived terms

    * cracked up * cracked wheat * not all it's cracked up to be

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crack)