half-mad


adjective
  1. not entirely sane

  2. extremely upset or distracted: half-mad with fear

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How to use half-mad in a sentence

  • The little maid Anglore, half mad in her illusion, is none the less a very sympaPg 173thetic creation, and surely quite original.

    Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
  • Elise had been to Madame Degardy as good a friend as a half-mad creature, with no memory, would permit her.

  • I cannot describe my own sensations, for I believe I was half mad with triumph and excitement.