an insane person
maniac
How to use maniac in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for maniac.
Editorial note
I am, as you correctly say, a maniac"
Quick take
an insane person
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of maniac gathered in one view.
a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
wildly disordered; "a maniacal frenzy"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for maniac.
noun
an insane person
noun
a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
adjective
wildly disordered; "a maniacal frenzy"
See also: maniacal
Example sentences
I am, as you correctly say, a maniac"
So what was the point in cleaning them?Being too much of a maniac with such thing is no good.
I was laughing like a maniac while she wondered what in the world I was doing in my office.
There's no proof that people are more willing to jump between a knife wielding maniac and a victim before the iPhone age.
A maniac just 20 years later could have destroyed humanity.
Amtrak may have a few threatening "see it, say it" signs at the station, but at least they treat me like a customer and not a maniac.
I am always coding like a maniac to make enough money so I can finally retire to do what I love most, coding.
Then he drove like a maniac so I could get to SFO in time to catch my flight, and he deposited my luggage next to curbside baggage check.
When I declined, saying I'd rather go wandering, he and his friends looked at me like I was some kind of partially deranged maniac.
"I'm a developer evangelist"Anyone who makes up a title like this is an ego-maniac, regardless of their sex. Good thing that the start-up you work for is crap and won't get acquired any time soon.
The great scientists, the philosophers, the religious leaders - all maniacs.
I'm hereby precommitting to a maniac weekend starting tomorrow!
His actual behavior, though, amounted to little more than being a sex maniac and saying blasphemous things during a much more socially conservative era.
There are salient points here, but they're masked by the caricature of a maniac who can't go without Facebook for five seconds and a mythical beast that never gives his brain a break from work.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use maniac in a sentence?
I am, as you correctly say, a maniac"
What does maniac mean?
an insane person
What part of speech is maniac?
maniac is commonly used as noun, adjective.