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Mad

A slattern.

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Angry 84% connected

Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.

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Angry 84% connected

Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.

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Foolish 84% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

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Foolish 84% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Wild 84% connected

Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…

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Wild 84% connected

Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…

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Derivationally related 6

Madness 74% connected

The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.

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Madness 74% connected

The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.

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Rage 74% connected

Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will.

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Rage 74% connected

Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will.

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Synonym 12

Brainsick 92% connected

Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.

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Crazy 92% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Delirious 92% connected

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

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Demented 92% connected

Insane; mad; of unsound mind.

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Disturbed 92% connected

of Disturb

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Excited 92% connected

of Excite

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Frantic 92% connected

Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.

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Huffy 92% connected

Puffed up; as, huffy bread.

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Insane 92% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Sick 92% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Sore 92% connected

Reddish brown; sorrel.

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Unbalanced 92% connected

Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

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