mad

mad [madder, maddest] adj

OE gemad, insane.

  1. Strange; exotic; outlandish; primitive; adventurous; [fig.] pungent; fragrant.
  2. Unrealistic; quixotic; impossible; wild-eyed.
  3. Distracted; frenzied; crazy with jealousy.
  4. Wildest; worst; stormiest; most tumultuous; most furious.
  5. Ecstatic; rapturous; jubilant; exhilarated.
  6. Frantic; inflamed; delirious; frustrated.

mad [madder] adv

see mad, adj.

  1. Briskly; actively; wildly; with spirit; without inhibition.