maddest

mad·dest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mad-ist]
- /ˈmæd ɪst/
- /ˈmæ.dɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mad-ist]
- /ˈmæd ɪst/

Definitions of maddest word

adjective maddest mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 1
adjective maddest enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 1
adjective maddest abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 1
adjective maddest extremely foolish or unwise; imprudent; irrational: a mad scheme to invade France. 1
adjective maddest wildly excited or confused; frantic: mad haste. 1
adjective maddest overcome by desire, eagerness, enthusiasm, etc.; excessively or uncontrollably fond; infatuated: He's mad about the opera. 1

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Origin of maddest

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English mad (adj.), madden (intransitive v., derivative of the adj.); Old English gemǣd(e)d, past participle of *gemǣdan to make mad, akin to gemād mad, foolish; cognate with Old Saxon gemēd, Old High German gimeit foolish

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Parts of speech for Maddest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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maddest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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