semimadman

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noun

A man who is somewhat or partly mad.

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Meanings

nounsemimadman (plural semimadmen)

plural semimadmen

  1. A man who is somewhat or partly mad.

    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.

    2008, John D. Gartner, The Hypomanic Edge, page 59

Origin

From semi- + madman.

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APA

semimadman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimadman

MLA

“semimadman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimadman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semimadman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimadman.

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