maddish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of maddish
Example Sentences
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Excuse this maddish letter: I am too tired to write in formal— Dear Wordsw'th.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
Certainly he is a strange, maddish youth, though he is fond of me and spends money on me when he has any.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Ellis, Havelock
He loved her, but he would certainly take her to be moved by a maddish whim; he would not try to understand her case.
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
Excuse this maddish letter; I am too tired to write in formâ.
From The Best Letters of Charles Lamb by Lamb, Charles
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