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Meanings of maniacal in English

Wildly disordered.

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Usage of maniacal in English
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Only my maniacal strength at that moment kept us upright and moving.
The Hyperion Cantos
2
With a half-maniacal cackle of unadulterated glee, McCaverty pushed the throttle forward.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
3
He fought back a maniacal upwelling of terror, and began to chuckle.
Wizardborn
4
You will find it best to disregard his maniacal shoutings and gesticulations.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 21, 1914
5
As I screamed and jumped backward I heard a familiar maniacal cackle.
Nocturnal
6
Donald Trump understands it and believes in it with a maniacal zeal.
Independent.ie
7
An officer on a bounding horse made maniacal motions with his arms.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
8
The man had a maniacal grin and something cradled in his arms.
Carrion comfort
9
Hood shouted a maniacal cry as the elephant bore down on us.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
10
Two laughed as she ran, a maniacal cackle of glee and hatred.
The blood that bonds
11
But Henderson, now that his maniacal rage had passed, was sobbing quietly.
The Submarine Boys on Duty / Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat
12
Growling, barking, yelling, flashes of cobbles, sticks, laughing -maniacal, high-pitchedlaughing.
Rivers of London
13
I know my children have driven me insane, but I'm not maniacal...yet.
Sahm I am
14
I shall never forget how the populace plunged into almost maniacal hate.
Star Maker
15
His face, dead pale, was still frozen in that maniacal funhouse grin.
The stand
16
These were pretty maniacal days, in terms of, work was everything.
Wired
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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