mattoid

noun

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

Word Origin

C19: from Italian, from matto insane

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Examples from the Web for mattoid

Historical Examples

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

mattoid

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for mattoid

Historical Examples

I thought at first you were a mattoid, but you're so amazingly consistent.

These mattoid scientists make a direct and disastrous attack upon the latent self-respect of criminals.