maniacal

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English

Etymology

maniac +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈnaɪək(ə)l/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪəkəl

Adjective

maniacal (comparative more maniacal, superlative most maniacal)

  1. Like a maniac; insane; frenzied.
    • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 155:
      He suddenly exploded into about three seconds of maniacal laughter and stopped again.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maniacal.

Adjective

maniacal m or n (feminine singular maniacală, masculine plural maniacali, feminine and neuter plural maniacale)

  1. maniacal

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