Emily Dickinson Lexicon

mad (-der, -dest), adj. [OE gemad, insane.] (webplay: break, delirium).

1. Strange; exotic; outlandish; primitive; adventurous; [fig.] pungent; fragrant.
2. Idealistic; surreal; unrealistic; impossible; illogical; irrational.
3. Distracted; frenzied; crazy with jealousy.
4. Wild; tumultuous; stormy; untamed; furious.
5. Ecstatic; rapturous; jubilant; exhilarated.
6. Frantic; inflamed; delirious; frustrated.