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    maniacal
    /məˈnʌɪəkl/

    adjective

    • 1. exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour: "a maniacal dictator"
    • 2. suffering from mania: archaic "maniacal patients"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › maniacalManiacal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : affected with or suggestive of madness. maniacal laughter. maniacal energy. a maniacal killer. 2. : characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic. a maniacal mob. maniacal fans. maniacally. mə-ˈnī-ə-k (ə-)lē. adverb. Synonyms. balmy. barmy [ chiefly British] bats. batty. bedlam. bonkers.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMANIACAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / məˈnaɪ.ə.k ə l / us / məˈnaɪ.ə.k ə l / Add to word list. A maniacal cry or laugh is loud and wild: He suddenly exploded into maniacal laughter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Uncontrolled. all hell breaks loose idiom. amok. amuck. corybantic. crazily. like mad idiom. madding. maniacally. non-regulated.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › maniacalManiacal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    You can use maniacal to describe almost anything that seems wildly crazy or dangerously out of kilter. I don't even remember what the Beatles played that first time on TV. It's the maniacal screaming from the fans that sticks in my head. No movie villain was ever as maniacal as Jason, in Friday the 13th.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › maniacalMANIACAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / məˈnaɪ.ə.k ə l / uk / məˈnaɪ.ə.k ə l / Add to word list. A maniacal cry or laugh is loud and wild: He suddenly exploded into maniacal laughter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Uncontrolled. all hell breaks loose idiom. amok. amuck. corybantic. crazily. liberated. like mad idiom. madding. maniacally. non-regulated.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › maniacalMANIACAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone's behaviour as maniacal, you mean that it is extreme, violent, or very determined, as if the person were insane. [disapproval] He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records. She is hunched forward over the wheel with a maniacal expression.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › maniacalMANIACAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Maniacal definition: of or relating to mania or a maniac. . See examples of MANIACAL used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionmaniacal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Definition of maniacal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.