: affected with, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from mania
had a manic personality
his manic work pace
manic
noun
Examples of manic in a Sentence
a manic sense of humor
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Escola leads the comedy as first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, reimagined as a manic aspiring cabaret performer.
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 12 July 2024
In five years, Matt was treated by 41 clinicians, prescribed 29 psychiatric medications, hospitalized five times and spent two terrifying weeks wandering the streets in a manic psychosis.
—David Baszucki, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Despite manic efforts by the crew to drop anchor, call a tugboat, restore the power and turn the ship, the main propulsion engine remained without power, according to the federal investigators.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
Does a director just hire him and get out of the way, or is there more to getting the Oscar-winning actor to such theatrically manic heights?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2024
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 12 July 2024
In five years, Matt was treated by 41 clinicians, prescribed 29 psychiatric medications, hospitalized five times and spent two terrifying weeks wandering the streets in a manic psychosis.
—David Baszucki, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Despite manic efforts by the crew to drop anchor, call a tugboat, restore the power and turn the ship, the main propulsion engine remained without power, according to the federal investigators.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
Does a director just hire him and get out of the way, or is there more to getting the Oscar-winning actor to such theatrically manic heights?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2024
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“Manic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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