Simple; stupid; foolish; weak-minded; silly: applied to persons or things.
Insane.
Playful; frolicsome.
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adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Word Usage
"The point of Finkelstien bringing this to the attention of The Times readerproloteriat was to hopefully empathize with the inanity of certain daft policing strategies, dreamed up by promotion hungry cretins."