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man⋅ic

  [man-ik]
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–adjective
pertaining to or affected by mania.
Origin:
1900–05; < Gk manikós inclined to madness. See mania, -ic

Synonyms:
frenzied, agitated, frantic.
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man·ic   (mān'ĭk)   
adj.   Psychiatry
Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania.

[Greek manikos, mad, from maniā, madness; see mania.]
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Word Origin & History

manic  (adj.)
1902, from mania (q.v.) + -ic. The clinical term manic depressive also is from 1902, but manic depression is first attested 1958.
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Main Entry: 1man·ic
Pronunciation: 'man-ik
Function: adjective
: affected with, relating to, or resembling mania —man·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2manic
Function: noun
: an individual affected with mania
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manic man·ic (mān'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania.

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