mattoid

/ (ˈmætɔɪd) /

noun

rare a person displaying eccentric behaviour and mental characteristics that approach the psychotic

Words nearby mattoid

mattify, matting, mattins, matto grosso, mattock, mattoid, mattoon, mattrass, mattress, mattress suture, matty

Word Origin for mattoid

C19: from Italian, from matto insane

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Examples from the Web for mattoid

I thought at first you were a mattoid, but you're so amazingly consistent.
The Wonderful Visit|Herbert George Wells
These mattoid scientists make a direct and disastrous attack upon the latent self-respect of criminals.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells