Thesaurus: mad

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1. n. A slattern.
2. n. The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.
3. p. p. of Made.
4. superl. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
5. superl. 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.
6. superl. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.
7. superl. Extravagant; immoderate.
8. superl. Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
9. superl. Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
10. superl. Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.
11. v. t. To make mad or furious; to madden.
12. v. i. To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
13. n. An earthworm.