Definitions for manic

manic man·ic

Spelling: [man-ik]
IPA: /ˈmæn ɪk/

Manic is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in manic (acimn).

Definitions for manic

adjective

  1. pertaining to or affected by mania.

Origin of manic

First recorded in 1900-05, manic is from the Greek word manikós inclined to madness. See mania, -ic

Examples for manic

Bart gets confused and angry, he gets bullied, he experiences the manic highs and lows that come with being a child.

In this second psychosis, however, manic elements were much more prominent.

No one unfamiliar with that strange disorder of the mind called the manic depressive psychosis can fully understand Signor Papini.

Four broke off Ambien usage after experiencing impaired concentration, continuing or aggravated depression, and manic reaction.

This procedure is not questioned, because the manic reaction as distinguished from a mania is well recognized.

He'd never heard of any marriage maintaining such a crazy high romantic level of manic neuroticism as this for very long.

The manic side of the illness can be a very addictive condition.

A comedy titan who was always the center of attention, amusing even the most hardened of cynics with his manic energy.

My dad in a kind of manic phase, feeling really euphoric and excited and like [sharp breath intake] kind of high.

manic states (usually hypomanic) frequently occur during the phase of recovery from the stupor.

Word Value for manic
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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