mad-dog
mad-dog is the attributive form of mad dog.
mad-dog is the alternative form of mad dog.
Meaning of mad dog
Noun
mad dog (plural mad dogs)
- A rabid dog.
- Someone who is aggressive and fanatical; an aggressor who cannot be reasoned with.
- Although the enemy saw that they were being hurt, they were such mad dogs that we could by no means prevent their pursuing us1843, Hernán Cortés, translated by George Folsom, Letters and Dispatches of Cortés
- A McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.
Adjective
mad-dog (comparative more mad-dog, superlative most mad-dog)
- Fanatically or irrationally ferocious.
- It takes a professor to arrive at so mad-dog a state of mind.1908, The Spectator - Volume 100, page 748
- In the Broad Walk you meet all the people who are worth knowing, and there is usually a grown-up with them to prevent them going on the damp grass, and to make them stand disgraced at the corner of a seat if they have been mad-dog or Mary-Annish.1975, J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, →ISBN
Forms of mad-dog
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mad-dogs |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more mad-dog |
| superlative | most mad-dog |
Phrases with mad-dog
Questions about mad-dog
- What does mad-dog mean?
- Mad-dog means fanatically or irrationally ferocious.
- What is mad-dog the attributive form of?
- Mad-dog is the attributive form of mad dog.
- What part of speech is mad-dog?
- Mad-dog is an adjective.
Words near mad-dog in the dictionary
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