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maniacal

adjective as in insane

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There’s a deeper reason why recently he’s sounding even more maniacal.

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He’s maniacal in his attempt to rule over every place on the planet that speaks Russian or, more accurately, drinks Russian vodka.

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It's only the maniacal laughter in the fading bars that suggests this outlook is the purview of a madman.

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Only here, the goal was more lighthearted and the audience did succeed in freeing the performers from the clutches of a exaggeratedly maniacal owner.

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I slipped into the shoes of a maniacal 81-year-old widow so effortlessly it was almost frightening.

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