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manicky

manicky adjective: having a mania, or behaving as if one had a mania; manic.

Adjective

manicky (comparative more manicky, superlative most manicky)

  1. (informal) Having a mania, or behaving as if one had a mania; manic.
    • In the elated, or manicky phase, people may show excessive excitement or silliness, carrying jokes too far.1984, Spencer A. Rathus, Psychology, page 445

Forms of manicky

comparativemore manicky
superlativemost manicky

Origin of manicky

From manic + -y.

Questions about manicky

What does manicky mean?
Manicky means having a mania, or behaving as if one had a mania; manic.
What part of speech is manicky?
Manicky is an adjective.

Words near manicky in the dictionary

  1. manichord
  2. manichords
  3. Manichæan
  4. Manichæans
  5. Manichæism
  6. manicky
  7. manicle
  8. manicles
  9. manicole
  10. manicoles
  11. manicoloured

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