: 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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Stern writes with a manic whirl of comic images and sentences and ideas that are disturbing and hilarious and sometimes grim, all of the madness carefully, delicately constructed.
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Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Uncertainty about what will happen in the war has led to manic back-and-forth swings in the oil and stock markets since the war began nearly three weeks ago.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The Debras and their manic, surreal suburbswere a breath of fresh air on the terminally bro-y programming block.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The eccentric cast of characters around him match his energy nicely, particularly McGinley's genuinely bizarre Walter, whose manic energy is a frequent source of humor.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
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Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Uncertainty about what will happen in the war has led to manic back-and-forth swings in the oil and stock markets since the war began nearly three weeks ago.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The Debras and their manic, surreal suburbswere a breath of fresh air on the terminally bro-y programming block.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The eccentric cast of characters around him match his energy nicely, particularly McGinley's genuinely bizarre Walter, whose manic energy is a frequent source of humor.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Manic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manic. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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