mad
Because it is a word with a single syllable, mad is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmad
- To be or become mad.
- To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
- Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
Example: "He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women."
- (chiefly US; informal in UK) Angry, annoyed.
Example: "Are you mad at me?"
- Bizarre; incredible.
Example: "It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired."
- Wildly confused or excited.
Example: "to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred"
- Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
- (usually with for or about) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
Example: "Aren't you just mad for that red dress?"
- (of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
Example: "a mad dog"
- (chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
Example: "I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets. Their lead guitarist has mad skills. There are always mad girls at those parties."
- (of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
- Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.
Example: "He seems mad keen on her."
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