ALL meanings of madder
mad·der
M m - noun madder A scrambling or prostrate Eurasian plant of the bedstraw family, with whorls of four to six leaves. 1
- noun madder an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell: The last time he had a mad on, it lasted for days. 1
- adjective madder mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 1
- adjective madder enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 1
- adjective madder abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 1
- adjective madder extremely foolish or unwise; imprudent; irrational: a mad scheme to invade France. 1
- adjective madder wildly excited or confused; frantic: mad haste. 1
- adjective madder overcome by desire, eagerness, enthusiasm, etc.; excessively or uncontrollably fond; infatuated: He's mad about the opera. 1
- adjective madder wildly lively and merry; enjoyably hilarious: to have a mad time at the Mardi Gras. 1
- adjective madder (of wind, storms, etc.) furious in violence: A mad gale swept across the channel. 1
- verb with object madder Archaic. to make mad. 1
- verb without object madder Archaic. to be, become, or act mad. 1
- idioms madder like mad, Informal. with great haste, impulsiveness, energy, or enthusiasm: She ran like mad to catch the bus. 1
- idioms madder mad as a hatter, completely insane. 1
- noun madder A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye obtained from the root. 0
- noun madder The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye. 0
- noun madder A dye made from the plant. 0
- noun madder A deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye. 0
- noun madder Obsolete form of mether. 0
- adjective madder Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye. 0
- adjective madder comparative form of mad: more mad. 0
- noun madder any of several rubiaceous plants of the genus Rubia, esp the Eurasian R. tinctoria, which has small yellow flowers and a red fleshy root 0
- noun madder the root of this plant 0
- noun madder a dark reddish-purple dye formerly obtained by fermentation of this root; identical to the synthetic dye, alizarin 0
- noun madder a red lake obtained from alizarin and an inorganic base; used as a pigment in inks and paints 0
- noun madder any of a genus (Rubia) of plants of the madder family, with petals fused to form a funnel-shaped corolla; esp., a perennial vine (R. tinctorum) with panicles of small, yellow flowers 0
- noun madder the red root of this vine 0
- noun madder a red dye made from this 0
- noun madder bright red; crimson 0
- adjective madder designating a family (Rubiaceae, order Rubiales) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees, including bedstraw, bluet, coffee, and cinchona 0
- abbreviation MADDER mad 0