half-mad
Britishadjective
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not entirely sane
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extremely upset or distracted
half-mad with fear
Example Sentences
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Saul, the first king of Israel, ended his reign in defeat, half-mad and disgraced, replaced by the upstart David.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
He carried nothing with him, darkly tanned in a brown T-shirt, disheveled and looking half-mad and panicked.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2021
After Princess Diana died in August 1997, the British press came under severe pressure, accused of literally driving the poor half-mad woman to her death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2018
Open often has served as a tennis perversion with a worthwhile purpose: Let’s drive the players half-mad, and see how they cope.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2016
Pretty and Crunch were were both half-mad with fear.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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