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[ muh-nahy-uh-kuhl ] / məˈnaɪ ə kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maniacal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating to mania or a maniac. Origin of maniacalFirst recorded in 1670–80; maniac + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM maniacalma·ni·a·cal·ly, adverbpost·ma·ni·a·cal, adjectivepre·ma·ni·a·cal, adjectivesub·ma·ni·a·cal, adjective sub·ma·ni·a·cal·ly, adverbun·ma·ni·a·cal, adjectiveun·ma·ni·a·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby maniacalman-hour, manhunt, Mani, mania, maniac, maniacal, manic, manic depression, manic-depressive, manic-depressive illness, manic disorder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maniacalThe low pay, the poor lights, the fleabag hotels, the maniacal fans, the hopelessness of it all. The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST His bland take on the icon is nothing like his maniacal turns in American Psycho or The Fighter. Ben Affleck Isn’t the Worst Thing to Happen to Batman|Sujay Kumar|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST "Al Qaeda," presented as such, would be rejected out of hand as a gang of maniacal barbarians. Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?|Hussein Ibish|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Protest all you want about giving someone else a chance, but that maniacal laugh alone deserves its own little trophy. 2012 Emmy Awards: Our Predictions for Who Will Win|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The episode “Crawl Space,” in which Walter discovers the money is gone and breaks into maniacal laughter, was a critical favorite. Emmy-Nominated Actress Anna Gunn, ‘Breaking Bad’s Skyler White, Tells All|Maria Elena Fernandez|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST While displaying his maniacal agility, he roared out for any "darned red skunk" to show himself and fight him. Buckskin Mose|Buckskin Mose And then, resuming his maniacal perambulations, he pointed towards an adjoining room, the folding doors of which were wide open. Allusion has already been made to the occasional occurrence of maniacal excitement as one of the results of the epileptic seizure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various Unquestionably the illusions were maniacal, though the vulgar thought otherwise. Wieland; or The Transformation|Charles Brockden Brown Maniacal for argument, Fleetwood rejected the forgiveness of sins, if sins they be. The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for maniacalmaniacalmaniac (ˈmeɪnɪæk)
adjectiveaffected with or characteristic of mania characteristic of or befitting a maniacmaniacal laughter Derived forms of maniacalmaniacally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maniacaldelirious, lunatic, mad, raving, demoniac Medical definitions for maniacal
adj.Suggestive of or afflicted with insanity. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |