What does maniacal mean?
Maniacal means Like a maniac; insane; frenzied..
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/məˈnaɪək(ə)l/ · adjective
Like a maniac; insane; frenzied..
In other cases of moral alienation there will be found to have been more or less congenital moral defect, with maniacal exacerbations of positive moral insanity occurring perhaps at puberty, perhaps at the menstrual periods, perhaps after severe disappointment.
He suddenly exploded into about three seconds of maniacal laughter and stopped again.
Use maniacal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Maniacal means Like a maniac; insane; frenzied..
Common synonyms include insane, maniac.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In other cases of moral alienation there will be found to have been more or less congenital moral defect, with maniacal exacerbations of positive moral insanity occurring perhaps at puberty, perhaps at the menstrual periods, perhaps after severe disappointment.
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