MONOMANIACAL

monomaniacal

(adjective) obsessed with a single subject or idea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monomaniacal (comparative more monomaniacal, superlative most monomaniacal)

Fanatical, or obsessed with one cause or idea to the exclusion of other concerns.

Of or relating to a monomaniac.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon`oma"ni*ac, Mon`oma"ni*a*cal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monomaniaque.]

Definition: Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal delusion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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