Emily Dickinson Lexicon

mad (madder, maddest), adj. [OE gemæd, insane.] (webplay: break, delirium).

1. Strange; exotic; outlandish; primitive; adventurous; [fig.] pungent; fragrant.
2. Unrealistic; quixotic; impossible; wild-eyed.
3. Distracted; frenzied; crazy with jealousy.
4. Wildest; worst; stormiest; most tumultuous; most furious.
5. Ecstatic; rapturous; jubilant; exhilarated.
6. Frantic; inflamed; delirious; frustrated.