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mad — /mad/, adj., madder, maddest, n., v., madded, madding. adj. 1. mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 2. enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 3. (of animals) a. abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. b. affected with… … Universalium
mad — [mad] adj. madder, maddest [ME madd, aphetic < OE gemæd, pp. of (ge)mædan, to make mad, akin to Goth gamaiths, crippled, OS gimēd, foolish < IE * mait < base * mai , to hew, cut off > Goth maitan, to hew, Gr mitylos, dehorned] 1.… … English World dictionary
mad — /mæd / (say mad) adjective (madder, maddest) 1. disordered in intellect; insane. 2. Colloquial angry. 3. (of wind, etc.) furious in violence. 4. (of animals) a. abnormally furious: a mad bull. b. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 5. wildly… …
mad — [[t]mæd[/t]] adj. mad•der, mad•dest, 1) psi mentally disturbed; deranged 2) greatly provoked or irritated; enraged 3) affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog[/ex] 4) extremely foolish or illogical; imprudent or irrational: a mad scheme[/ex] 5)… … From formal English to slang
mad — I. adjective (madder; maddest) Etymology: Middle English medd, madd, from Old English gemǣd, past participle of *gemǣdan to madden, from gemād silly, mad; akin to Old High German gimeit foolish, crazy Date: before 12th century 1. disordered in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mad — [adj1] crazy, insane aberrant, absurd, bananas*, batty, crazed, cuckoo*, daft, delirious, demented, deranged, distracted, fantastic, foolhardy, foolish, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, illogical, imprudent, invalid, irrational, kooky*, loony*,… … New thesaurus
mad — is informal when combined with about or over to indicate enthusiasm (mad about football). It is slang when used to mean unusual or pointless (mad conversation) and gay or frantic (a mad dash for the train). Like mad is slang for wildly (driving… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Frantic — Fran tic, a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L. phreneticus, from Gr. ?. See {Frenzy}, and cf. {Frenetic}, {Phrenetic}.] Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted. [1913 Webster] Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frantic Magazine — is a comic book series published by Marvel UK from 1979 to 1980. The title was a thinly disguised copy of Mad Magazine .It was part of Dez Skinn s revamp of the company and is notable for containing the first published work of Alan Davis, as well … Wikipedia
frantic — adj *furious, frenzied, wild, frenetic, delirious, rabid Analogous words: crazy, crazed, mad, *insane: hysterical (see corresponding noun at MANIA): *iriational, unreasonable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
