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horn-mad

horn-mad adjective: furious; enraged.

Adjective

horn-mad (comparative more horn-mad, superlative most horn-mad)

  1. (obsolete) Furious; enraged.
    • If this should ever happen, thou wouldst be horn-mad.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

horn-mad meaning in Tamil

horn-mad in Tamil

முழுவெறி பிடித்த

Forms of horn-mad

comparativemore horn-mad
superlativemost horn-mad

Origin of horn-mad

Perhaps in reference to the figurative horns of a cuckold, who would be enraged at the moment of discovery. Compare Dutch hoorndol.

Questions about horn-mad

What does horn-mad mean?
Horn-mad means furious; enraged.
What is horn-mad in Tamil?
Horn-mad in Tamil is முழுவெறி பிடித்த. See Horn-mad meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is horn-mad?
Horn-mad is an adjective.

Words near horn-mad in the dictionary

  1. horn-bearing
  2. horn-book
  3. horn-dog
  4. horn-dogs
  5. horn-helmeted
  6. horn-mad
  7. horn-owl
  8. horn-piper
  9. horn-pipers
  10. horn-rimmed
  11. horn-rims

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