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maniacally
adverb
uk /məˈnaɪ.ə.kəl.i/ us /məˈnaɪ.ə.kəl.i/
in a loud, extreme, or wild way, or in a way that suggests that someone is mentally ill and may be dangerous :
The audience laughed maniacally at every joke and each facial expression.
Over the last decade, the company has been maniacally focused on growth and profits.
He threatened everyone around him maniacally, and we had to call the police.
He is a very boring celebrity, a very cautious person, and an almost maniacally focused film star.
Every so often the cat enters the room, races around maniacally, and then runs off.
He started screaming maniacally out of his cell window.
He wasn't really in the band, he just danced maniacally next to it.
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