Is 馬鹿げた only used in a negative way?


I seem to recall hearing it being used in an "That's
crazy/insane/amazing","WOW" kind of way.

But looking it up, it seems to have more of a negative "That's stupid" kind of
connotation to it.

In what context can it be used? Is it really just a negative phrase denoting
something stupid/idiotic?




_Crazy_ in English can have both positive and negative connotations, and バカ
(without げた) may have a positive, "awesome" connotation like _crazy_ ,
depending on the context. However, as far as I know, 馬鹿げた in Japanese is
almost always negative.

To use it like an interjection, you have to say "馬鹿げて(い)る!" instead of "馬鹿げた!"
because 馬鹿げた is the attributive form.

Another word that sounds like _crazy_ and is used both positively and
negatively is [ヤバい](http://jisho.org/word/%E3%82%84%E3%81%B0%E3%81%84).




_Crazy_ in English can have both positive and negative connotations, and バカ
(without げた) may have a positive, "awesome" connotation like _crazy_ ,
depending on the context. However, as far as I know, 馬鹿げた in Japanese is
almost always negative.

To use it like an interjection, you have to say "馬鹿げて(い)る!" instead of "馬鹿げた!"
because 馬鹿げた is the attributive form.

Another word that sounds like _crazy_ and is used both positively and
negatively is [ヤバい](http://jisho.org/word/%E3%82%84%E3%81%B0%E3%81%84).

