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Definition of Maniacal
1. Adjective. Wildly disordered. "A maniacal frenzy"
Definition of Maniacal
1. a. Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.
Definition of Maniacal
1. Adjective. Like a maniac; insane; frenzied. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maniacal
1. maniac [adj] - See also: maniac
Medical Definition of Maniacal
1. Relating to or characterised by mania. See: amok. Synonym: manic. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maniacal
Literary usage of Maniacal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1892)
"In the non-maniacal cases all the symptoms related were uniformly present,
including tremor, except the mental disturbance. ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1838)
"On Opium in maniacal Affections. By GG SIGMOND, MD—In maniacal affections, and
in melancholia, opium has been given by some practitioners in very large ..."
3. The London Medical Gazette (1844)
"Another maniacal attack last night; tranquil at present, though not quite
collected ; pulse 80. ... maniacal fit last night, for which restraint was used. ..."
4. The Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity by John Hutton Balfour Browne (1875)
"Mania and maniacal Delirium.—""^It is a matter of much importance to a medical
jurist to be able to distinguish between mania and maniacal delirium. ..."
5. The Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity: With References to the Scotch and by John Hutton Balfour Browne (1880)
"... somewhat extraordinary if we found those widely different while the termination
was the same. g 379. Delirium.—The difference between mania and maniacal ..."
6. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1886)
"Treatment of maniacal Excitement.—Dr. JA Campbell contributes some remarks on
the treatment of maniacal excitement. The author divides these cases into ..."
7. A Text-book of Mental Diseases: With Special Reference to the Pathological by William Bevan Lewis (1899)
"maniacal Reductions—Failure of Attention—Enfeebled Synthesis- Transient Delusive
States—Exalted Sense of Freedom—Impulsive Conduct— Nocturnal ..."
8. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"... a tendency to the permanent or chronic form ; and it is this which makes the
essential difference between properly called febrile delirium, and maniacal ..."
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