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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Bordering on manic

It says that "Manic" here is an adj, I understand it as "Madness" maybe "on manic" gets together as a word another meaning?

" ... the sense of urgency about taking back the White House was bordering on manic."
  

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The principal and most often used definition of manic is: manic |'manik| adjective showing wild and apparently deranged excitement and energy : his manic enthusiasm | a manic grin. • frenetically busy; frantic : the pace is utterly manic. " ...

  • The principal and most often used definition of manic is: manic |'manik| adjective showing wild and apparently deranged excitement and energy : his manic enthusiasm | a manic grin.
  • • frenetically busy; frantic : the pace is utterly manic.
  • " ...
  • " In the psychiatric sense, manic means relating to or affected by mania .
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The principal and most often used definition of manic is:
manic |'manik|
adjective
showing wild and apparently deranged excitement and energy : his manic enthusiasm | a manic grin.
• frenetically busy; frantic : the pace is utterly manic.

" ... the sense of urgency about taking back the White House was

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