barmiest
Utterly off-kilter
Barmiest is the superlative form of barmy, British slang for crazy or foolish.
Someone or something described as the barmiest is the most absurd or mentally unhinged of a group: That's the barmiest idea I've ever heard.
The word comes from barm, the froth on fermenting beer—suggesting a head full of bubbles rather than sense.
Mentally unhinged
- lunaticDeranged or irrational person
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- dementedSeverely mentally disturbed
bonkers · crackers · loony · mental · nuts · batty · loco · cuckoo
Idiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
offbeat · zany · kooky · oddball · peculiar · bizarre · wacky · madcap
crazy
Mentally unhinged
- lunaticDeranged or irrational person
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
demented · bonkers · crackers · loony · mental · nuts · batty · loco · cuckoo · bananas
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
outlandish · offbeat · zany · kooky · oddball · peculiar · bizarre · wacky · madcap · daft
brewing
Beverage preparation process
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- leaveningSubstance causing dough expansion
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
starter · cultures · barm · frothy · ale · beer · brewer · rising · dough · bread