method in the madness

A form of method to one's madness — A well-thought-out reason for an individual's seemingly illogical behavior.

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Meanings

nounmethod in the madness (usually uncountable, plural methods in the madness)

plural methods in the madness

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of method to one's madness.

    The second site was at a council refuse depot in the south of Coventry - a strange place to be testing cutting-edge technology, but there was method in the madness.

    2025 July 9, Peter Plisner, “Coventry (very) lights the way...”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 32
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APA

method in the madness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/method%20in%20the%20madness

MLA

“method in the madness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/method%20in%20the%20madness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “method in the madness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/method%20in%20the%20madness.

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