MATTOID

Etymology

Adjective

mattoid (comparative more mattoid, superlative most mattoid)

Displaying erratic behaviour

Noun

mattoid (plural mattoids)

A person who displays such behaviour; a person of congenitally abnormal mind bordering on insanity or degeneracy.

Compound of genius and fool.

Source: Wiktionary


Mat"toid, n. [It. matto mad (cf. L. mattus, matus, drunk) + -oid.]

Definition: A person of congenitally abnormal mind bordering on insanity or degeneracy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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