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MAD (m d)abbr. mutual assured destruction |
mad (m d)adj. mad·der, mad·dest 1. Angry; resentful. See Synonyms at angry. 2. Suffering from a disorder of the mind; insane. 3. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas: mad with jealousy. 4. Lacking restraint or reason; foolish: I was mad to have hired her in the first place. 5. Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm: mad about sports. 6. Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; frantic: a mad scramble for the bus. 7. Boisterously gay; hilarious: had a mad time. 8. Affected by rabies; rabid. tr. & intr.v. mad·ded, mad·ding, mads To make or become mad; madden. Idioms: like mad Informal 1. Wildly; impetuously: drove like mad. 2. To an intense degree or great extent: worked like mad; snowing like mad. mad as a hatter Crazy; deranged.
[Middle English, from Old English gem dde, past participle of *gem dan, to madden, from gem d, insane; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
mad dish adj. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adv. | 1. | like mad - with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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