manically
- adverb
- /ˈmænɪkli/
- She worked manically to finish the project before the deadline.
- manically depressed
I can picture myself manically laughing in my bed to that.
- I can picture myself manically laughing in my bed to that.
Examples
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The dog chased its tail manically, creating a whirlwind of energy in the living room.
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He spoke manically about his new invention, filled with excitement and enthusiasm.
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I can picture myself manically laughing in my bed to that.
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Well, yeah, I actually just like manically booked my flight for that weekend on like Wednesday.
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This morning, I woke up, put on some music, and began to clean manically.
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I got in my car and drove blindly, manically, toward her apartment.
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This week we're manically busy and absolutely loving it as we continue to make some noise about our new land grabs campaign.
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Jim smiles manically as the Nuremberg sounds of the crowd drown them out.
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On his bullying visits to the gum-booted old chiefs out there, he would drive a red Maserati manically down the dirt tracks.
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The scientist has glasses, bad hair, and is first seen in a lecture room manically scrawling a huge equation at least three lines deep on a huge blackboard.
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Synonyms
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
In a very wild and excited way without control
In a lively and eager way
With extreme joy and excitement that feels wild
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
In a lively, excited way
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
In a loud, wild, and very lively way
Act with very strong, urgent energy and full focus
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
In a way that shows too much excitement or eagerness
In a way that is too eager and causes problems
In a wild, panicked way
In a very excited and wild way
In a wild, frenzied way as if possessed by an evil spirit
In a way that shows too much energy and moves a lot
Doing many things quickly because there is little time
In a strong, emotional, and wild way
In a way that is extremely intense and unreasonable
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The adverb manically comes from the word mania, which means 'madness' or very strong excitement, and it shares the same root as maniac, a person who acts wildly. So, to do something manically is to do it in a very wild, over-excited way.