maniac
Plural: maniacs
Noun
- An insane person; one exhibiting wild or violent behavior.
- an insane person
- a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
- An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
- Ellipsis of sex maniac.
Adjective Satellite
- wildly disordered
- "a maniacal frenzy"
Examples
- He's a manga maniac.
- Only a MANIAC would exchange all seven tiles when there’s an open triple-word score.
- She was driving like a maniac.
Origin / Etymology
From mania + -ac. Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). Compare manic.
Scrabble Score: 10
maniac: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmaniac: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
maniac: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
maniac: valid Words With Friends Word