maniacal

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.

Derived terms

• maniacally
• metromaniacal
• monomaniacal

Translations

like a maniac

• Bulgarian: маниакален (maniakalen)
• Catalan: maníac (ca)
• French: maniacal (fr)
• Italian: maniacale (it), maniaco (it)
• Spanish: maníaco (es)

Anagrams

• Calamian

Romanian

Etymology

From French maniacal.

Adjective

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

1. maniacal

Declension

Declension of maniacal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	maniacal		maniacală	maniacali	maniacale
	definite	maniacalul		maniacala	maniacalii	maniacalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	maniacal		maniacale	maniacali	maniacale
	definite	maniacalului		maniacalei	maniacalilor	maniacalelor