maniacally en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈnaɪəkəli/
- /məˈnaɪəkli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English maniacal Middle English -ly English -ly English maniacally From maniacal + -ly.
Meanings
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In a maniacal manner; frantically.
Marquise was scissoring his arms back and forth in the air as if he were weaving on an invisible loom; he was telling them a story, maniacally.
2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 116:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more maniacally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most maniacally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ru маниака́льно (in a maniacal manner) · es maniacamente (in a maniacal manner) · es maníacamente (in a maniacal manner) · es maniáticamente (in a maniacal manner)