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MAD, a.

1. Disordered in intellect; distracted; furious.

We must bind our passions in chains, lest like mad folks, they break their locks and bolts.

2. Proceeding from disordered intellect or expressing it; as a mad demeanor.

3. Enraged; furious; as a mad bull.

And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them, even to strange cities. Acts.26.

4. Inflamed to excess with desire; excited with violent and unreasonable passion or appetite; infatuated; followed properly by after.

The world is running made after farce, the extremity of bad poetry.

"Mad upon their idols," would be better rendered, "Mad after their idols." Jer.1.

5. Distracted with anxiety or trouble; extremely perplexed.

Thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes--

Deut.28.

6. Infatuated with folly.

The spiritual man is mad. Hos.9.

7. Inflamed with anger; very angry. [This is a common and perhaps the most general sense of the word in America. It is thus used by Arbuthnot, and is perfectly proper.]

8. Proceeding from folly or infatuation.

Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.

MAD, v.t. To make mad, furious or angry.

MAD, v.i. To be mad, furious or wild.

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MAD, a.

1. Disordered in intellect; distracted; furious.

We must bind our passions in chains, lest like mad folks, they break their locks and bolts.

2. Proceeding from disordered intellect or expressing it; as a mad demeanor.

3. Enraged; furious; as a mad bull.

And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them, even to strange cities. Acts.26.

4. Inflamed to excess with desire; excited with violent and unreasonable passion or appetite; infatuated; followed properly by after.

The world is running made after farce, the extremity of bad poetry.

"Mad upon their idols," would be better rendered, "Mad after their idols." Jer.1.

5. Distracted with anxiety or trouble; extremely perplexed.

Thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes--

Deut.28.

6. Infatuated with folly.

The spiritual man is mad. Hos.9.

7. Inflamed with anger; very angry. [This is a common and perhaps the most general sense of the word in America. It is thus used by Arbuthnot, and is perfectly proper.]

8. Proceeding from folly or infatuation.

Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.

MAD, v.t. To make mad, furious or angry.

MAD, v.i. To be mad, furious or wild.

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MAD, a. [Sax. gemaad; Ir. amad; It. matto, mad, foolish; mattone, a brick, and an arrant fool; matteria and mattezza, foolishness; ammattire, to become distracted.]

  1. Disordered in intellect; distracted; furious. We must bind our passions in chains, lest like mad folks, they break their locks and bolts. Taylor.
  2. Proceeding from disordered intellect or expressing it; as, a mad demeanor. Milton.
  3. Enraged; furious; as, a mad bull. And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them, even to foreign cities. Acts xxvi.
  4. Inflamed to excess with desire; excited with violent an unreasonable passion or appetite; infatuated; followed properly by after. The world is running mad after farce, the extremity of bad poetry. Dryden. “Mad upon their idols,” would be better rendered, “Mad after their idols.” Jer. i.
  5. Distracted with anxiety or trouble; extremely perplexed. Thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes. Deut. xxviii.
  6. Infatuated with folly. The spiritual man is mad. Hos. ix.
  7. Inflamed with anger; very angry. [This is a common and perhaps the most general sense of the word in America. It is thus used by Arbuthnot, and is perfectly proper.]
  8. Proceeding from folly or infatuation. Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace. Franklin.

MAD, v.i.

To be mad, furious or wild. Wickliffe. Spenser. MAD or MADE, n. [Sax. matha; Goth. matha.] An earthworm. [But this is the Eng. moth.] Ray.


MAD, v.t.

To make mad, furious or angry. Sidney.


Mad
  1. p. p. of Made.

    Chaucer.
  2. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.

    I have heard my grandsire say full oft,
    Extremity of griefs would make men mad.
    Shak.

  3. To make mad or furious] to madden.

    Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,
    It would have madded me.
    Shak.

  4. To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.

    [Archaic] Chaucer.

    Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest. Wyclif (Acts).

  5. An earthworm.

    [Written also made.]
  6. Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform.

    It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. Jer. 1. 88.

    And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Acts xxvi. 11.

  7. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.

    "Mad demeanor." Milton.

    Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace. Franklin.

    The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled. Jowett (Thucyd.).

  8. Extravagant; immoderate.

    "Be mad and merry." Shak. "Fetching mad bounds." Shak.
  9. Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
  10. Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.

    [Colloq.]
  11. Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.

    [Colloq.]

    Like mad, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to run like mad. L'Estrange. -- To run mad. (a) To become wild with excitement. (b) To run wildly about under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia. -- To run mad after, to pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire. "The world is running mad after farce." Dryden.

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Mad

MAD, adjective

1. Disordered in intellect; distracted; furious.

We must bind our passions in chains, lest like mad folks, they break their locks and bolts.

2. Proceeding from disordered intellect or expressing it; as a mad demeanor.

3. Enraged; furious; as a mad bull.

And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them, even to strange cities. Acts 26:11.

4. Inflamed to excess with desire; excited with violent and unreasonable passion or appetite; infatuated; followed properly by after.

The world is running made after farce, the extremity of bad poetry.

'Mad upon their idols, ' would be better rendered, 'Mad after their idols.' Jeremiah 1:1.

5. Distracted with anxiety or trouble; extremely perplexed.

Thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes--

Deuteronomy 28:34.

6. Infatuated with folly.

The spiritual man is mad Hosea 9.

7. Inflamed with anger; very angry. [This is a common and perhaps the most general sense of the word in America. It is thus used by Arbuthnot, and is perfectly proper.]

8. Proceeding from folly or infatuation.

MAD wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.

MAD, verb transitive To make mad furious or angry.

MAD, verb intransitive To be mad furious or wild.

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