: affected with, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from mania
had a manic personality
his manic work pace
manic
noun
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a manic sense of humor
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The two South American sides served up a great game in front of a manic crowd which, as well as locals, contained thousands of Argentinians who had been brought over on boats just for the occasion.
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Juxtaposed against their laconic back-and-forth, Lin’s breathless, manic sentences betray a grifter’s nonsense.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Arriving in Knoxville, Smith found the WNOX building to be surrounded by herds of radio tourists, manic crowds of all ages that gathered daily in hopes of being granted admission to the Midday Merry-Go-Round, a live program that had become the city’s cultural centerpiece.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Juxtaposed against their laconic back-and-forth, Lin’s breathless, manic sentences betray a grifter’s nonsense.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Arriving in Knoxville, Smith found the WNOX building to be surrounded by herds of radio tourists, manic crowds of all ages that gathered daily in hopes of being granted admission to the Midday Merry-Go-Round, a live program that had become the city’s cultural centerpiece.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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“Manic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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