adj.
(madder, maddest)
- mentally ill; insane.
▸extremely foolish or ill-advised.
▸(of a dog) rabid.
- informal frenzied; frantic.
- informal very enthusiastic about something:
[in combination]
he's football-mad.
- informal very angry.
v.
(mads, madding, madded)
archaic make mad.
Phrase
- like mad
informal with great intensity, energy, or enthusiasm. - mad keen
Brit. informal very enthusiastic.
Derivative
Etymology
OE gemæd(e)d ‘maddened’, participial form rel. to gemād ‘mad’, of Gmc origin.