1 (informal) full of activity, excitement and anxiety; behaving in a busy, excited, anxious way:
Things are manic in the office at the moment. * Martha's pretty manic. * The performers had a manic energy and enthusiasm.
2 (psychology) connected with MANIA(2):
manic mood swings
manically adverb:
I rushed around manically, trying to finish the housework.
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