Definitions for manic
ˈmæn ɪkman·ic

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. frenzied, manic(adj)

   affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

   "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity"

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1. manic(Adjective)

   manic-depressive

   Etymology: ; μανικός.

2. manic(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.

   Etymology: ; μανικός.

3. manic(Adjective)

   Colloquial, to exhibit great energy, as one who is in the manic phase of manic depression.

   Etymology: ; μανικός.

How to pronounce manic?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of manic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of manic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of manic in a Sentence

1. Anthon St Maarten:

   We have created a manic world nauseous with the pursuit of material wealth. Many also bear their cross of imagined deprivation, while their fellow human beings remain paralyzed by real poverty. We drown in the thick sweetness of our sensual excess, and our shameless opulence, while our discontent souls suffocate in the arid wasteland of spiritual deprivation.

2. Paul Dalio:

   I feel way more creative now than when I was manic because when I went completely manic, it was just totally scattered and it made no sense, you have to create a tragedy so that people don’t live it.

3. Chris Sayegh:

   It was bad, i mean, I had a manic episode, and I was basically cleaning really, really good, and I just cleaned everything, and I just did not stop.

4. Tony Ortega:

   … It would have been videotaped. They are manic about keeping records. To my knowledge, none of this was given to the LAPD.

5. Chuck Carlson:

   You've got investors grappling with a new environment of volatility and how to handle that, that means a market like we have now, kind of manic-depressive, passive-aggressive.

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