monomaniacal
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And then there’s Javert—an armed agent of the state whose monomaniacal focus on bringing Valjean to “justice” ultimately destroys his life.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
The same can be said of Pabst himself, whose monomaniacal devotion to his art inclines him to ugly compromises.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
Plenty of chief executives have a focus that can seem monomaniacal.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
The subject is unpleasant, the conduct of Thorold monomaniacal and improbable, the wholesale dying in the last scene “transpontine.”
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
