maniac vs maniacal vs manic

maniac

Definitions

noun

  1. a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
  2. an insane person

adjective

  1. wildly disordered

Examples

To our no small surprise, very soon after this quietus had been given to bibliomaniacal hopes, the books in question appeared before us in excellent condition.

There's no insight into Alexander's transition from beloved leader to drunken megalomaniac; one minute he has his subjects hanging on his every word, and then next thing you know he's declaring himself a god.

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maniacal

Definitions

adjective

  1. wildly disordered

Examples

To our no small surprise, very soon after this quietus had been given to bibliomaniacal hopes, the books in question appeared before us in excellent condition.

Jealous Liberal Journalists Attack Keith Olbermann yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Jealous Liberal Journalists Attack Keith Olbermann'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Lookout Keith Olbermann: now that you are more popular than Bill O\'Reilly in the cable news Neilson ratings, you must confront an even bigger monster, an even more tenacious adversary, an egomaniacally superior life-species: establishment liberal journalists.'

An egomaniacal celebrity author lives in Paris with his glamorous young second wife and his shy and unhappy grown-up daughter from his first marriage.

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manic

Definitions

adjective

  1. affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

Examples

The Franks and other Germanic tribes were never absorbed into the Roman world, rather, they added a Germanic impression to that world.

Sed vt bonis et cordatis omnibus, etiam extraneis, satisfaciam qui maledicentiam istam Germanicam lecturi vel audituri sunt, aut olim audierint, ne et hi nos meritò calumniam tantam sustinere credant: Tum etiam vt alios qui istis virulentis rhythmis

Adele brushes her perfectly manicured fingertips atop the cold, smooth metal of the letter opener.

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