manic

a. [ Gr. maniko`s mad, frenzied. ] (Med.) Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement; frenzied; as, with manic energy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. manicatus sleeved, fr. manica a sleeve. ] (Bot.) Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.), A person suffering from manic-depressive psychosis. [ PJC ]

n. (Med.), A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.
Syn. -- bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Med.), An affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently.
Syn. -- mania. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , a. Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ LL. Manichaeus: cf. F. manichéen. ] A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Manichaeans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Cf. F. manichéisme. ] The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichaeans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. manichéiste. ] Manichaean. [ 1913 Webster ]