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pertaining to or affected by mania.

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Origin:
1900–05; < Greek manikós inclined to madness. See mania, -ic

Related forms

hy·per·man·ic, adjective

sub·man·ic, adjective

Synonyms
frenzied, agitated, frantic.

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Example Sentences

The idea that some entrepreneurs may be a little manic is hardly new.

No wonder he was manic and high and low and sideways.

The swing in monetary mood has been little short of manic.

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The idea that some entrepreneurs may be a little manic is hardly new.

No wonder he was manic and high and low and sideways.

The swing in monetary mood has been little short of manic.

The sky was white with gannets and filled with their manic chatter.

For people with bipolar disorder, thoughts can race so quickly that the manic feeling becomes aversive.

But watching it all come together is a thing of manic beauty.

Even when small successes do not arouse manic symptoms, they appear to prompt exaggerated surges of confidence.

In one-on-one seminars, the young boy learned how to diagnose manic depression and.

The results of previous periods of manic branch building have made lovely restaurants.

All of that water is dotted with numerous islands, bays, and coastal towns that range from mellow to manic.

Thanks for the excellent article, shows genuine hopefulness without the manic enthusiasm the bedevils all psychotropic issues.

His list was delivered with an almost manic urgency.

Flaherty uses the racing mind of her manic phases to drive her ideas into forceful, highly personal treatments.

Your student told you she has untreated manic depression.

The uncertainties and fears of social unrest-or a coup-had melted away, leaving the country in almost manic good humour.

Drinking beer and colored liquors seemed to lead more quickly to more wild or manic incidents.

They delight in the mastery of new and powerful skills and the manic energy this can convey.

Americans have always been known for their manic dynamism.

They seem manic and frazzled, and their children neglected and overscheduled.

They can press their advantage now, but at the risk of looking manic for power.

Some have speculated he had manic depression or was suffering from syphilis, which in late stages can lead to mental illness.

In other words, they kept on consuming the milkshake in a manic search for satisfaction.

Manic sleaze-busting and a focus on the lingering legacy of communist-era spies exhausted voters' patience.

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His private life was tumultuous, his manic episodes legion.

The manic phases and crazed binges are all behind you.

Some researchers suggest this mental state might share neurochemical characteristics with the manic phase of manic depression.

The mushroom causes confusion and perhaps nausea, euphoric and manic behaviour, hallucinations and deep sleep.

Germany is a constant whereas britian is abit of a manic depressive economy, extreme highs then hitting short lows.

Sleeping hot is a growing complaint about many beds and may be a consequence of the industry's manic emphasis on comfort:.

Sizzling money velocity largely reflected the manic rush to buy stocks for quick riches.

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The music pounds through a sequence of musical landscapes with the manic intensity of a movie foot chase.

So she did, pursuing the project with the same manic vigor with which she had attacked her book project.

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World English Dictionary

manic (ˈmænɪk)

—*adj*
1.	characterizing, denoting, or affected by mania

—n
2.	a person afflicted with mania

[C19: from Greek, from mania]

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Word Origin & History

manic

1902, from mania (q.v.) + -ic. The clinical term manic depressive also is from 1902, but manic depression is first attested 1958.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

manic man·ic (mān'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania.

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