maniacally

/məˈnaɪəkli/ adv

In a maniacal manner; frantically.

Word Origin Maniacally comes from maniacal, from mania, Greek for 'madness, frenzy'. The root *men- is the same as in mind, mental, and even mania itself. Maniacally describes doing something with wild, frenzied energy. Related words: kleptomania (stealing madness), pyromania (fire madness), and megalomania (grandeur madness). So it's the adverb of acting like a maniac.

adv In a maniacal manner; frantically.

He laughed maniacally as he revealed his evil plan.

(副词) 疯狂地;发疯似地;狂乱地

他疯狂地大笑,同时揭露了他的邪恶计划。

(adverbio) frenéticamente; desenfrenadamente; maniacamente; alocadamente [De manera maníaca; frenéticamente.]

Se rió maniacamente al revelar su plan malvado.

(adverbe) frénétiquement; maniaquement; comme un dément; furieusement; délirément [D'une manière maniaque ou frénétique ; avec une excitation excessive et incontrôlée.]

Il riait comme un fou en dévoilant son plan diabolique.

(Adverb) wahnsinnig; irrsinnig; rasend [Auf eine wahnhaft überdrehte, unkontrolliert heftige oder besessen wirkende Weise.]

Er lachte **maniacally**, als er seinen bösen Plan enthüllte.

(副詞) 狂ったように、激しく

彼は邪悪な計画を明かす時、狂ったように笑った。

(advérbio) maniacamente; freneticamente; descontroladamente [De maneira maníaca; freneticamente.]

Ele riu maniacamente ao revelar seu plano maligno.

Word parts: maniac + al + ly

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