maniacally

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English

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Etymology

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From maniacal +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məˈnaɪəkli/, /məˈnaɪəkəli/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adverb

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maniacally (comparative more maniacally, superlative most maniacally)

  1. In a maniacal manner; frantically.
    • 2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 116:
      Marquise was scissoring his arms back and forth in the air as if he were weaving on an invisible loom; he was telling them a story, maniacally.

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