manic
Example Sentences
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Her manic energy is offset by the two people to whom she is closest: her fragile 6-year-old cousin, John Henry, and Berenice, the family’s wise black housekeeper.
One man told us how his bank had increased his credit limit, even though he had racked up almost £7,000 of debt during a manic episode linked to bipolar disorder.
From BBC
Not all makeovers were created equal: Some were in service to disappearing, others to fitting in; some were manic and others melancholy.
From Salon
The hilarious essay on Allen Ginsberg describes a fateful night in 1958 that Podhoretz spent arguing with the manic poet himself as Jack Kerouac sat silently by.
Mrs Thomas said the shop has been manic as staff work to keep up with orders and run workshops.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
