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like a man possessed

like a man possessed adverb: in an energetic or uncontrolled way.

Adverb

like a man possessed (comparative more like a man possessed, superlative most like a man possessed)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, simile) In an energetic or uncontrolled way.

Forms of like a man possessed

comparativemore like a man possessed
superlativemost like a man possessed

Questions about like a man possessed

What does like a man possessed mean?
Like a man possessed means in an energetic or uncontrolled way.
What part of speech is like a man possessed?
Like a man possessed is an adverb.

Words near like a man possessed in the dictionary

  1. like a kid in a candy store
  2. like a kid on Christmas morning
  3. like a knife through butter
  4. like a lamb to the slaughter
  5. like a man
  6. like a man possessed
  7. like a martin to his gourd
  8. like a martin to its gourd
  9. like a million bucks
  10. like a million dollars
  11. like a million pounds

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