Mad

mad, adj. ( comp. Mad′der ; superl. Mad′dest ) disordered in intellect: insane: proceeding from madne , rabid: troubled in mind: excited with any violent pa ion or appetite: furious with anger.— v.t. ( Shak. ) to drive mad.— adjs. Mad′brain , Mad′brained ( Shak. ), disordered in brain or mind: rash: hot-headed; Mad′-bred ( Shak. ), bred in madne or heat of pa ion.— n. Mad′cap , a person who acts madly: a wild, rash, hot-headed person.— adj. fond of wild and reckle action.— v.t. Mad′den , to make mad: to enrage.— v.i. to become mad: to act as one mad.— adj. Mad′ding , distracted, acting madly.— advs. Mad′dingly , Mad′ly .— ns. Mad′-doc′tor , a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of mad people; Mad′house , a house for mad persons: a lunatic asylum; Mad′ling , a mad person; Mad′man , a man who is mad: a maniac; Mad′ne ; Mad′wort , a plant believed to cure canine madne .— Go mad , to become demented; Like mad , madly, furiously. [A.S. ge-mǽd ; Old Sax. ge-méd , foolish, Ice. meidd-r , hurt.]