bedlamite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bedlamite
Example Sentences
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He was furious moreover at having been tricked, and meditated bedlamite plans of vengeance.
From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest
He gibbered at me like a bedlamite, but I knew what I was doing.
From Salute to Adventurers by John Buchan
Left to herself, Saxon worked with frantic haste, assuming the calm she did not possess, but which she must impart to the screaming bedlamite upon the floor.
From The Valley of the Moon by Jack London
The simple countryman had heard of the bedlamite from Hamilton jail.
From International Short Stories American by Various
In another instant, I heard that of Susannah—the meek Susannah,—she too was among the curious to examine the features of the bedlamite, Archy Dargan.
From International Short Stories American by Various
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