v. t.
v. i. To become mad; to act as if mad. [ 1913 Webster ]
They rave, recite, and madden round the land. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. filled with or indicating extreme anger.
adj. extremely annoying or displeasing.
n. [ OE. mader, AS. maedere; akin to Icel. maðra. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus
☞ Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors, such as
Field madder,
Indian madder ,
Wild madder,
n. A widely distributed natural family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs including coffee; chinchona; gardenia; madder; bedstraws; nd partridgeberry.
n. (Bot.) A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order (
a. Affected with madness; raging; furious. --
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray. [1913 Webster]
The madding wheels
Of brazen chariots raged. Milton. [1913 Webster]
a. Somewhat mad. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]