adjective (madder, maddest)
1 (especially BrE) (also crazy AmE, BrE) having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill:
They realized that he had gone mad. * Inventors are not mad scientists. * She seemed to have gone stark raving mad. * A revolver is the only way to stop a mad dog.
seealsoBARKINGMAD
2 (informal, especially BrE) (also crazy AmE, BrE) very stupid; not at all sensible:
You must be mad to risk it. * It was a mad idea. * 'I'm going to buy some new clothes.' 'Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible).'
3 [notbeforenoun] ~ (at / with sb)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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