Usually means: Excessively energetic, often mood-related.
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We found 34 dictionaries that define the word manic:

General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. manic: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. manic: Merriam-Webster
  3. manic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. manic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. manic: Collins English Dictionary
  6. manic: Vocabulary.com
  7. Manic, manic: Wordnik
  8. manic: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. manic: Wiktionary
  10. manic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. manic: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. manic: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. manic: Dictionary.com
  14. manic (adj.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. manic: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. MANIC (cognitive architecture), Manic (Halsey album), Manic (album), Manic (wrestler), Manic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. manic: Rhymezone
  18. manic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. manic: FreeDictionary.org
  20. manic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. manic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. -manic: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. manic: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. -manic, manic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. manic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Manic: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. -manic, manic: Medical dictionary
  5. Manic: Drug Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. MANIC: Acronym Finder

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. manic: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See manically as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
adjective:  (psychiatry) Suffering from mania (the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels).
noun:  A person exhibiting mania.
noun:  A member of the Manic Street Preachers

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