: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Many colorful figures had walk-on roles in the story, from the feminists Victoria Woodhull and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the manic Civil War major general Benjamin Butler and the anti-pornography crusader Anthony Comstock.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
At a publishing party, surrounded by people who look and talk like me, all of us a little drunk but maintaining our nervous, manic professionalism.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2024
For instance, a patient with bipolar I disorder is not fully autonomous during the middle of a manic episode.
—Maria Kulp, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2024
Oldham was a King’s Road ingénue, a manic child of the fashion boutique.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Pleather trench coats, manic camerawork, a thumping techno soundtrack, and the bizarre casting of an American MMA fighter as the head of Japan’s G-Force unit give Final Wars a sense of style that’s unlike anything else in the Godzilla series.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s because the factors that have been driving Nvidia’s manic price action stretch beyond just the company itself.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
So, why not throw a party, a manic, crazy, dreamlike flight from reality into the pleasures of the body, transgression and forgetting?
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
One patient might be trying to harm themself, while another might need help calming a manic episode.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
At a publishing party, surrounded by people who look and talk like me, all of us a little drunk but maintaining our nervous, manic professionalism.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2024
For instance, a patient with bipolar I disorder is not fully autonomous during the middle of a manic episode.
—Maria Kulp, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2024
Oldham was a King’s Road ingénue, a manic child of the fashion boutique.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Pleather trench coats, manic camerawork, a thumping techno soundtrack, and the bizarre casting of an American MMA fighter as the head of Japan’s G-Force unit give Final Wars a sense of style that’s unlike anything else in the Godzilla series.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s because the factors that have been driving Nvidia’s manic price action stretch beyond just the company itself.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
So, why not throw a party, a manic, crazy, dreamlike flight from reality into the pleasures of the body, transgression and forgetting?
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
One patient might be trying to harm themself, while another might need help calming a manic episode.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Manic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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