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Definition of maniacal in English: maniacaladjective məˈnʌɪək(ə)l 1Exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour. John burst into maniacal laughter Example sentencesExamples - He just so happened to be involved in a local camera club when he runs into the maniacal miss.
- They now have a platform to voice their social and political views coupled with catchy, playful, and borderline maniacal music.
- The other characters are all maniacal, annoying, or plot devices.
- It's hard to be scared of a maniacal puppet.
- They both get to play like mysterious, maniacal pixies.
- He was the film's almost maniacal drill instructor.
- I worked hard to portray him as less maniacal than he actually is.
- They do have some chemistry, but the real issue is this maniacal boyfriend.
- I heard his maniacal giggle across the house, together with the wails of his baby.
- The entire perfectly edited sequence is like a dream, or a maniacal live-action cartoon.
- 1.1informal Exhibiting or denoting obsessive enthusiasm.
his maniacal obsession with conspiracy theories Example sentencesExamples - They found themselves confronting a sterility in literature, with its maniacal emphasis on form, which rhymed with progress and the accelerating emphasis on technology.
- With a single-mindedness that borders on the maniacal, the substitute decides to get to the city somehow and bring the boy back.
- He has a self-proclaimed maniacal commitment to organic foods.
- According to his critics, the artist had sacrificed everything to his maniacal desire to show off his drawing.
- It is obvious that certain outstanding facts about her early life cast her relentlessly maniacal analyses of interpersonal relationships into a much different light.
- His maniacal obsession with work, and the contained fury of his working methods, are beautifully conveyed.
- His privacy is his most treasured possession, an obsession that borders on maniacal.
- He bleats out disjointed, love-affirming clichés like "I'll always be here for you!" with an almost maniacal energy, regardless of context.
- The players complement each other's maniacal energy with genuine communication and empathy.
- I enjoy the excess of precision, a kind of maniacal exactitude of language, a descriptive madness.
- 1.2Psychiatry archaic Suffering from mania.
Example sentencesExamples - Maniacal excitement may be found in a number of psychoses.
- The nature of the maniacal attacks varies with the period at which they occur.
- Partial recoveries are also noted, where the patient ceases to be maniacal but exhibits an undue excitability.
- In typical mania, this is commonly observed, from one to three months prior to the maniacal explosion.
- The patient may be very irritable, have delusions and hallucinations, and sometimes become maniacal.
Derivatives adverbməˈnʌɪək(ə)li She had a nearly maniacally determined look in her blue eyes. Example sentencesExamples - The boys wave their arms maniacally, directing an ambulance toward an area of wasteland by the side of the road.
- He charged out of the room, laughing maniacally without waiting to see the aftermath.
- They are not just fans, they are maniacally fanatic.
- The game managed to satisfy my need to maniacally blow things up.
Rhymes demoniacal, megalomaniacal, paradisiacal, zodiacal Definition of maniacal in US English: maniacaladjectiveməˈnīəkəl 1Exhibiting extremely wild or violent behavior. John burst into maniacal laughter Example sentencesExamples - The entire perfectly edited sequence is like a dream, or a maniacal live-action cartoon.
- They now have a platform to voice their social and political views coupled with catchy, playful, and borderline maniacal music.
- They do have some chemistry, but the real issue is this maniacal boyfriend.
- He was the film's almost maniacal drill instructor.
- I worked hard to portray him as less maniacal than he actually is.
- They both get to play like mysterious, maniacal pixies.
- It's hard to be scared of a maniacal puppet.
- I heard his maniacal giggle across the house, together with the wails of his baby.
- The other characters are all maniacal, annoying, or plot devices.
- He just so happened to be involved in a local camera club when he runs into the maniacal miss.
- 1.1informal Exhibiting or denoting obsessive enthusiasm.
his maniacal obsession with conspiracy theories Example sentencesExamples - According to his critics, the artist had sacrificed everything to his maniacal desire to show off his drawing.
- His privacy is his most treasured possession, an obsession that borders on maniacal.
- He bleats out disjointed, love-affirming clichés like "I'll always be here for you!" with an almost maniacal energy, regardless of context.
- It is obvious that certain outstanding facts about her early life cast her relentlessly maniacal analyses of interpersonal relationships into a much different light.
- His maniacal obsession with work, and the contained fury of his working methods, are beautifully conveyed.
- I enjoy the excess of precision, a kind of maniacal exactitude of language, a descriptive madness.
- With a single-mindedness that borders on the maniacal, the substitute decides to get to the city somehow and bring the boy back.
- They found themselves confronting a sterility in literature, with its maniacal emphasis on form, which rhymed with progress and the accelerating emphasis on technology.
- The players complement each other's maniacal energy with genuine communication and empathy.
- He has a self-proclaimed maniacal commitment to organic foods.
- 1.2Psychiatry archaic Suffering from mania.
Example sentencesExamples - The nature of the maniacal attacks varies with the period at which they occur.
- In typical mania, this is commonly observed, from one to three months prior to the maniacal explosion.
- The patient may be very irritable, have delusions and hallucinations, and sometimes become maniacal.
- Maniacal excitement may be found in a number of psychoses.
- Partial recoveries are also noted, where the patient ceases to be maniacal but exhibits an undue excitability.
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