- Maniacal
- Maniacal Ma*ni"a*cal, a. Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac. -- {Ma*ni"a*cal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
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Maniacal
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maniacal — MANIACÁL, Ă, maniacali, e, adj. (med.) Care se referă la manie (1); caracteristic, propriu pentru manie şi pentru maniaci; de maniac. [pr.: ni a ] – Din fr. maniacal. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 maniacál adj. m. (sil. ni a ),… … Dicționar Român
maniacal — maniacal, ale (ma ni a kal, ka l ) adj. Terme de médecine. Délire maniacal, espèce de délire violent. ÉTYMOLOGIE Maniaque … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
maniacal — index deranged, frenetic, lunatic, non compos mentis, outrageous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
maniacal — 1670s, from MANIAC (Cf. maniac) (adj.) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Maniacally … Etymology dictionary
maniacal — [mə nī′ə kəl] adj. 1. of, having, or showing mania; wildly insane; raving 2. characterized by excessive or persistent enthusiasm maniacally adv … English World dictionary
maniacal — [[t]məna͟ɪ͟ək(ə)l[/t]] ADJ (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as maniacal, you mean that it is extreme, violent, or very determined, as if the person were insane. He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records... She is… … English dictionary
maniacal — also maniac adjective Date: 1526 1. affected with or suggestive of madness < maniacal laughter > 2. characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy ; frantic < a maniacal mob > • maniacally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
maniacal — Relating to or characterized by mania. See amok. SYN: manic. * * * ma·ni·a·cal mə nī ə kəl also ma·ni·ac mā nē ak adj affected with or exhibiting insanity: MAD, INSANE <a maniacal killer> ma·ni·a·cal·ly mə nī ə k(ə )lē … Medical dictionary
maniacal — adj. Maniacal is used with these nouns: ↑laughter … Collocations dictionary
maniacal — adjective behaving as if you are crazy: maniacal laughter maniacally / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
