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maniacal
adjective ma·ni·a·cal \mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl\
Definition of MANIACAL
1
: affected with or suggestive of madness <maniacal laughter>
2
: characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic <a maniacal mob>
— ma·ni·a·cal·ly \mə-ˈnī-ə-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Variants of MANIACAL
ma·ni·a·cal also ma·ni·ac \ˈmā-nē-ˌak\
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First Known Use of MANIACAL
1526
Related to MANIACAL
- Synonyms
- balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, insane (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]
- Antonyms
- balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy
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Medical Dictionary
maniacal
adjective ma·ni·a·cal \mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl\
Medical Definition of MANIACAL
—ma·ni·a·cal·ly \mə-ˈnī-ə-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Variants of MANIACAL
ma·ni·a·cal also ma·ni·ac \ˈmā-nē-ak\
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