Manically
adverb
In a wild, excited, and uncontrolled way.
She was manically laughing at the joke.
Often appears as...
- manically laughing
- manically busy
adverb
In a way that might suggest someone has a mental illness.
He's behaving manically, we should ask professional help for him.
Often appears as...
- behaving manically
- talking manically
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
In a wild, excited, and uncontrolled way.
She was manically laughing at the joke.
Often appears as...
- manically laughing
- manically busy
adverb
In a way that might suggest someone has a mental illness.
He's behaving manically, we should ask professional help for him.
Often appears as...
- behaving manically
- talking manically
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Amplified
Use 'manically' to intensify actions, showing extreme energy or enthusiasm.
She completed her work manically, surpassing everyone's expectations.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Although it can be positive, 'manically' often implies an overwhelming, distressing state.
He paced manically, consumed by anxiety before the speech.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
Some cultures may perceive manically-driven behavior as either passionate or unstable.
Her manically dedicated practice impressed some but concerned others.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Amplified
Use 'manically' to intensify actions, showing extreme energy or enthusiasm.
She completed her work manically, surpassing everyone's expectations.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Although it can be positive, 'manically' often implies an overwhelming, distressing state.
He paced manically, consumed by anxiety before the speech.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
Some cultures may perceive manically-driven behavior as either passionate or unstable.
Her manically dedicated practice impressed some but concerned others.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Amplified
Use 'manically' to intensify actions, showing extreme energy or enthusiasm.
She completed her work manically, surpassing everyone's expectations.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Although it can be positive, 'manically' often implies an overwhelming, distressing state.
He paced manically, consumed by anxiety before the speech.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perception
Some cultures may perceive manically-driven behavior as either passionate or unstable.
Her manically dedicated practice impressed some but concerned others.
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Quote examples
Penelope Mitchell
Australian Actress
Even though I was manically overachieving and involved in everything, I still never felt like I belonged. That's definitely affected my whole life and why I wanted to become an actor and tell people stories, because communication and feeling like you belong is such an integral part of our social fabric.
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Robert Ben Garant
American Producer
The good thing about being a writer is that you don't need anything except for a laptop. You can really do your own work, and if you're not manically compelled to write all the time before you do it professionally, it's probably not a business for you, anyway.
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Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
Rodents are pests and not pets, and anything that manically runs around a wheel 24/7 and occasionally has 19 babies in the middle of the night should not be brought into the house.
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Robert Ben Garant
American Producer
I write manically.
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Penelope Mitchell
Australian Actress
Even though I was manically overachieving and involved in everything, I still never felt like I belonged. That's definitely affected my whole life and why I wanted to become an actor and tell people stories, because communication and feeling like you belong is such an integral part of our social fabric.
Quote examples
Robert Ben Garant
American Producer
The good thing about being a writer is that you don't need anything except for a laptop. You can really do your own work, and if you're not manically compelled to write all the time before you do it professionally, it's probably not a business for you, anyway.
Quote examples
Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
Rodents are pests and not pets, and anything that manically runs around a wheel 24/7 and occasionally has 19 babies in the middle of the night should not be brought into the house.
Quote examples
Robert Ben Garant
American Producer
I write manically.
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