: 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 most that the film can offer in the way of moral complexity is a subplot revolving around Becket’s late cousin Noah’s girlfriend, a manic pixie dreamgirl called Ruth (Jessica Henwick).
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The manic cat bursts through the door.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Fleming’s work is a hyperspecific, manic, digressive observational comedy buried inside a cloud of performance-art strangeness.
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But this big water main break and hole is one more obstacle, causing a manic Monday for many in Mount Lebanon.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The manic cat bursts through the door.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Fleming’s work is a hyperspecific, manic, digressive observational comedy buried inside a cloud of performance-art strangeness.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
But this big water main break and hole is one more obstacle, causing a manic Monday for many in Mount Lebanon.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for manic
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“Manic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manic. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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