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spac·ey

 (spā′sē)
adj. Slang
Variant of spacy.
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spacey

(ˈspeɪsɪ) or

spacy

adj, spacier or spaciest
slang vague and dreamy, as if under the influence of drugs
[C20: space + -ey]

Spacey

(ˈspeɪsɪ)
n
(Biography) Kevin, original name Kevin Spacey Fowler. born 1959, US actor; films include Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Usual Suspects (1995), American Beauty (1999), which earned him an Academy Award, The Shipping News (2001), and Beyond the Sea (2004); artistic director of Old Vic Theatre Company, London, from 2003
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spac•ey

or spac•y

(ˈspeɪ si)

adj. spac•i•er, spac•i•est.
2. eccentric; strange; eerie.
[1965–70, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug
unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"
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Translations

spacey

[ˈspeɪsɪ] ADJ [music] → psicodélico, sideral; [person] → ausente, en babia
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spacey

spacy [ˈspeɪsi] adj [music] → planant(e)
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spacey

adj (inf)spacig (inf); music alsotrancehaft, sphärisch; person alsoausgeflippt (inf)
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spacey

adj (fam) distraído, olvidadizo
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References in periodicals archive ?
ROME (AFP) - US actor Kevin Spacey, under investigation for sexual assault in the US and Britain, has made a public appearance in Rome, his first in two years, La Repubblica daily reported Sunday.
Summary: Massachusetts [USA], July 18 (ANI): Prosecutors here on Wednesday dropped charges against Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey, who was accused of groping an 18-year-old boy in 2016.
Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has been back in the spotlight fighting legal battles stemming from sexual misconduct allegations in the US and abroad.
KEVIN Spacey has been quizzed by Scotland Yard over sex assault claims.
Actor Kevin Spacey has been questioned by Scotland Yard detectives about sex assault allegations in the UK.
In the US, a young man who alleged Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 dropped his lawsuit against the star.
BY NATE RAYMOND A MAN who claimed Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him has dropped a civil lawsuit against the actor.
Kevin Spacey has appeared at a courthouse in Massachusetts for a hearing in the case accusing him of groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016.
KEVIN Spacey must stay away from the young man who accused the actor of groping him at a Massachusetts bar in 2016, a judge has ordered.
-- Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty Monday to groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016 in the first criminal case brought against the disgraced actor following a string of sexual misconduct allegations that crippled his career.
Kevin Spacey in court to face charges of groping teenager Actor Kevin Spacey has appeared in court to face a charge of indecent assault and battery stemming from an allegation of groping in 2016.