MANIAC


Meaning of MANIAC in English

I. ˈmānēˌak adjective

or ma·ni·a·cal məˈnīəkəl

Etymology: maniac from Late Latin maniacus, from Greek or Late Greek maniakos, from mania; maniacal from Late Latin maniacus + English -al

1.

a. : affected with madness : mad , insane

a maniac killer

b. : indicating or suggestive of madness : characteristic of or like that of a maniac

stared back from maniac little eyes — Farley Mowat

maniac desires to impose the national will upon other populations — Lewis Mumford

that maniac glint in a housewife's scheming eye — Howard Spring

2. : characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic , violent

under the feet of a maniac mob stampeding out into the bush — Arthur Grimble

• ma·ni·a·cal·ly -k(ə)lē, -li adverb

II. noun

( -s )

1. : lunatic , madman

believe the crime was the work of a sex maniac — Associated Press

2. : a person characterized by an inordinate or ungovernable enthusiasm, passion, or partiality for something

our own circle of fishing maniacs — Ford Times

amateur map maniacs should revel in this book — Scientific American

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: m athematical a nalyzer, n umerical i ntegrator a nd c omputer

: a high-speed electronic digital computer

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.