mad
mad is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 11 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad. Shak.
- 2.Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform. It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. Jer.
- 3.88. And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Acts xxvi.
- 4.3. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness. "Mad demeanor." Milton. Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace. Franklin. The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled. Jowett (Thucyd.).
- 5.Extravagant; immoderate. "Be mad and merry." Shak. "Fetching mad bounds." Shak.
- 6.Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
- 7.Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person. [Colloq.]
- 8.Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle. [Colloq.] Like mad, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to run like mad. L'Estrange. -- To run mad. (a) To become wild with excitement. (b) To run wildly about under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia. -- To run mad after, to pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire. "The world is running mad after farce." Dryden.
- 9.To make mad or furious; to madden. Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, It would have madded me. Shak.
- 10.To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding. [Archaic] Chaucer. Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest. Wyclif (Acts).
- 11.An earthworm. [Written also made.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alliteration
- alliterative
- altiloquence
- altiloquent
- antithesis
- antithetical
- artificial
- bombast
- bombastic
- declamation
- declamatory
- elegance
- euphemism
- euphemistic
- euphuism
- euphuist
- euphuistic
- figurative
- fine
- flaming
- flashy
- florid
- floridness
- flourish
- flowery
- flowing
- flown
- frothy
- fustian
- grandiloquent
- grandiose
- high
- high-sounding
- inelegant
- inflated
- inflation
- inversion
- lamp
- macrology
- magniloquent
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is mad.
- What is disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad. Shak called?
- What is 88. And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Acts xxvi called?
- What is extravagant; immoderate. "Be mad and merry." Shak. "Fetching mad bounds." Shak called?
- What is furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog called?
- What is angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person. [Colloq.] called?
- What is to make mad or furious; to madden. Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, It would have madded me. Shak called?
- What is to be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding. [Archaic] Chaucer. Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest. Wyclif (Acts) called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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