mad

[[t]mæd[/t]]

adj. mad•der, mad•dest,

1) psi mentally disturbed; deranged

2) greatly provoked or irritated; enraged

3) affected with rabies; rabid:

a mad dog[/ex]

4) extremely foolish or illogical; imprudent or irrational:

a mad scheme[/ex]

5) impetuous: frantic:

mad haste[/ex]

6) brimming with enthusiasm:

mad about opera[/ex]

7) wildly frivolous; hilarious:

had a mad time at the party[/ex]

8) an angry period or mood

9) to madden

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- like mad

Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE gemǣd(e) d, ptp. of *gemǣdan to make mad, akin to gemād mad, foolishmei-1 usage: mad has been used in the meaning “enraged, angry” since 1300. Because this sense is sometimes criticized, mad is often replaced byangryin formal contexts: The president is angry at Congress for overriding his veto.