manic
Syllables: man·ic/ˈmænɪk/US/ˈmeə̯nɪk/
manic adjective: characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
Adjective
manic (comparative more manic, superlative most manic)
- Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
- Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC's misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But [Danny] Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and...2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn’t disappoint”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2017
- Suffering from mania (the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels).
Noun (1)
manic (plural manics)
- A person exhibiting mania.
Noun (2) capitalized: Manic
Manic (plural Manics)
- A member of the Manic Street Preachers
manic meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
manic in Urdu
- جنونی, خبطی, مجنوں, سنکی, سودائی
manic in Malayalam
- demented, mad, insane
- ഭ്രാന്തമായ, പെട്ടെന്നുമനോഭാവം മാറുന്ന, ഭ്രാന്തചിത്തനായ, ഉന്മത്തനായ, ഉന്മത്ത, പിച്ചുപിടിച്ച
- frenzied, feverish, frenetic
- വന്യവും ഭ്രാന്തവുമായ ഊർജ്ജസ്വലതയുള്ള, ജ്വര, ഉന്മത്ത, ആവേശമുള്ള, അതിവ്യഗ്രത കാട്ടുന്ന, കലികയറിയ
manic in Kannada
- ಉನ್ಮಾದಗ್ರಸ್ತ, ಉನ್ಮಾದದ
Examples of manic in a sentence
- Sheathed in helmets, gloves, and jackets, they look more like manic video game figures than humans.
- From the very start of the interview, Lawrence's manic energy proved that she had absolutely no chill.
- But Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.
Forms of manic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more manic |
| superlative | most manic |
| Noun | |
| plural | manics |
| plural | Manics |
Origin of manic
From mania + -ic; Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós). Compare maniac.
Words formed from manic
Phrases with manic
Words that rhyme with manic
- organic
- mechanic
- panic
- aldermanic
- Hispanic
- inorganic
- Romanic
- tetanic
- volcanic
- cyanic
- melanic
- titanic
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- tympanic
- uranic
- allophanic
- montanic
- Sudanic
- veganic
- alloxanic
- balanic
- bistephanic
- botanic
- Britannic
- caroticotympanic
- Catalanic
- clavulanic
- Dianic
- endotympanic
- extratympanic
- furanic
- hydrovolcanic
- incudotympanic
- intertympanic
- Itanic
- manganic
- neanic
- nontympanic
- paratympanic
- pharyngotympanic
- phytanic
- pristanic
- Proto-Germanic
- pyranic
- retrotympanic
- shamanic
- stannic
- sultanic
- tannic
- Trajanic
- tyrannic
Questions about manic
- What does manic mean?
- Manic means characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
- What is manic in Urdu?
- Manic in Urdu is جنونی, خبطی, مجنوں. See Manic meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is manic?
- Manic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce manic?
- Manic is pronounced /ˈmænɪk/.
Words near manic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: manic (page history and authors); Manic (page history and authors); manic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); manic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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