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| 1. | [ adjective ] (informal) roused to anger | |
| Synonyms: | sore huffy | |
| Examples: | "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain "she gets mad when you wake her up so early" "mad at his friend" "sore over a remark" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism angry | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] affected with madness or insanity | |
| Synonyms: | crazy sick unhinged disturbed distracted unbalanced demented brainsick | |
| Examples: | "a man who had gone mad" |
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| Related terms: | insane | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | |
| Synonyms: | excited frantic unrestrained delirious | |
| Examples: | "a crowd of delirious baseball fans" "something frantic in their gaiety" "a mad whirl of pleasure" |
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| Related terms: | wild | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] very foolish | |
| Synonyms: | insane harebrained | |
| Examples: | "harebrained ideas" "took insane risks behind the wheel" "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" |
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| Related terms: | foolish | |
| Similar spelling: |
Mada Maud made maid Maddy Maude Madia Madie Maeda Maida Maidu Maday Maddie mat Mayeda Maudie Mayday Mahood Mata math Matt mate Mateo matey Matha Matta matte Matty matai |
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