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maniac Noun 1. a wild disorderly person 2. a person who has a great craving or enthusiasm for something [Late Latin maniacus belonging to madness] maniacal [man-eye-ak-kl] Adjective
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maniac noun 1. madman or madwoman, psycho (slang) lunatic, loony (slang) psychopath, nutter Brit. (slang) nutcase (slang) headcase (informal) headbanger (informal) |
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In the cell next to him was a drunken wife-beater and in the one beyond a yelling maniac. Yes, my dear Monsieur Pierre, I owe you a fine votive candle for saving me from that maniac. ]--when in fancy I see his credulous victim, Maximilian, lying stark and stiff in Mexico, and his maniac widow watching eagerly from her French asylum for the form that will never come--but I do admire his nerve, his calm self-reliance, his shrewd good sense. |
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