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bedlamite

American  
[bed-luh-mahyt] / ˈbɛd ləˌmaɪt /

noun

  1. an insane person; lunatic.


bedlamite British  
/ ˈbɛdləˌmaɪt /

noun

  1. archaic a lunatic; insane person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bedlamite

First recorded in 1615–25; bedlam + -ite 1

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He was furious moreover at having been tricked, and meditated bedlamite plans of vengeance.

From Overland by De Forest, J. W. (John William)

It isn’t my fault that they are associated with nothing better at the decisive moment than the banal splendours of a gilded café and the bedlamite yells of carnival in the street.

From The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes by Conrad, Joseph

The question as to which is preferable thus resolves itself into a choice between common-sense and bedlamite folly.

From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch

After all, I reflected, the worst bedlamite must have food and shelter, and, unless the gleam had been a will-o'-the-wisp, I foresaw a fire.

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John

It turned out we were to see more of Landrecies than we expected; for the weather next day was simply bedlamite.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

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