half-demented
- a word derived from demented.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sometimes, you might be swept up in Mikey’s brazen, half-demented self-confidence.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021
Shaffer’s “Amadeus” adopts the same dynamic, although there the elderly, half-demented Salieri merely believes that he has killed Mozart—a self-accusatory metaphor for his poisonous intent.
From The New Yorker • May 27, 2019
The first song of “Das Lied von der Erde” is a half-demented howl at the moon, thrilling and existentially charged and powerful.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2016
Baughman and Durkee show off serious vocal skills, and through all the insanity Palka keeps the perfect expression on her face-- half-hopeful, half-demented.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2010
It was recognized by Pickering's friends and family that the judge was half-demented and for several years had been unable to fulfill his duties.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
