- gemád
- adj silly, mad
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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mad — I. adjective (madder; maddest) Etymology: Middle English medd, madd, from Old English gemǣd, past participle of *gemǣdan to madden, from gemād silly, mad; akin to Old High German gimeit foolish, crazy Date: before 12th century 1. disordered in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mad — /mad/, adj., madder, maddest, n., v., madded, madding. adj. 1. mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 2. enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 3. (of animals) a. abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. b. affected with… … Universalium
mad — A non medical, pejorative term for: 1. Rabid. 2. Mentally ill; insane. [A.S. gemad] * * * muscle adenylate deaminase; myoadenylate deaminase * * * mad mad adj, mad·der; mad·dest 1) arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder 2)… … Medical dictionary
mad — W3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(angry)¦ 2¦(crazy)¦ 3¦(uncontrolled)¦ 4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something 5¦(mentally ill)¦ 6 like mad 7 don t go mad … Dictionary of contemporary English
mad — [13] The underlying etymological meaning of mad is ‘changed’. It goes back ultimately to Indo European *moitó , a past participial form based on *moi , *mei , ‘change’ (source also of Latin mūtāre ‘change’, from which English gets mutate).… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mad — adjective (madder, maddest) 1》 mentally ill; insane. ↘extremely foolish or ill advised. ↘(of a dog) rabid. 2》 informal frenzied; frantic. 3》 informal very enthusiastic about something: [in combination] he s football mad. 4》 informal very… … English new terms dictionary
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)… … From formal English to slang
mad — /mæd / (say mad) adjective (madder, maddest) 1. disordered in intellect; insane. 2. Colloquial angry. 3. (of wind, etc.) furious in violence. 4. (of animals) a. abnormally furious: a mad bull. b. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 5. wildly… …
mad — [13] The underlying etymological meaning of mad is ‘changed’. It goes back ultimately to Indo European *moitó , a past participial form based on *moi , *mei , ‘change’ (source also of Latin mūtāre ‘change’, from which English gets mutate).… … Word origins
mad — adj. & v. adj. (madder, maddest) 1 insane; having a disordered mind. 2 (of a person, conduct, or an idea) wildly foolish. 3 (often foll. by about, on) wildly excited or infatuated (mad about football; is chess mad). 4 colloq. angry. 5 (of an… … Useful english dictionary
