1 (insane) [+person, behaviour] maníaco; [+smile, laughter, stare] de maníaco He's a little bit manic, so I keep away Manic people will use alcohol to bring them down he was really manic I was worried by his increasingly manic behaviour he seemed to be a man of single purpose now, moody and slightly manic the overactivity of the manic person merely keeps them going round in circles Mr Jenkins was rather put out by my manic laughter at this
2 (frenetic) [+activity, energy] frenético Weston finished his manic scribbling ...outbursts of drunken violence, and manic activity and creativity. Possessed by an almost manic energy, he seemed to be everywhere
