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maniacally

/məˈnaɪəkli/

maniacally adverb: in a maniacal manner; frantically.

Adverb

maniacally (comparative more maniacally, superlative most maniacally)

  1. In a maniacal manner; frantically.
    • Marquise was scissoring his arms back and forth in the air as if he were weaving on an invisible loom; he was telling them a story, maniacally.2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 116

Forms of maniacally

comparativemore maniacally
superlativemost maniacally

Origin of maniacally

From maniacal + -ly.

Questions about maniacally

What does maniacally mean?
Maniacally means in a maniacal manner; frantically.
What part of speech is maniacally?
Maniacally is an adverb.
How do you pronounce maniacally?
Maniacally is pronounced /məˈnaɪəkli/.

Words near maniacally in the dictionary

  1. mania-like
  2. maniable
  3. maniac
  4. maniacal
  5. maniacality
  6. maniacally
  7. Maniaci
  8. Maniacis
  9. maniack
  10. maniacks
  11. maniaclike

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