semimadman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

semi- +‎ madman

Noun[edit]

semimadman (plural semimadmen)

  1. A man who is somewhat or partly mad.
    • 2008, John D. Gartner, The Hypomanic Edge, page 59:
      James Flexner calls Hamilton “by far the most psychologically troubled of the founders,” even a “semimadman” at times—without wondering if this form of semimadness has a name.