teched

adjective

variants or tetched
Definition of techednext
as in maniac

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  1. maniac
  2. touched
  3. fey
  4. deranged
  5. loco
  6. cracked
  7. mad
  8. whacky
Adjective
  • At first glance, Torres’ debut film seems like a quirky, millennial visual feast about a desperate El Salvadorian and a maniac artist.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
  • None of this pays off in any fashion, as potentially interesting plot threads are rapidly dropped in favor of a typical maniac plot.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
Definition of maniac
Adjective
  • Our family is very touched and deeply grateful by this incredible tribute.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Still, Federer certainly had his long runs on top and touched tennis fans worldwide for more than 20 years with his shotmaking and class on and off the court.
    Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Definition of touched
Adjective
  • Michael Urie plays Prince Dauntless as a slightly dim, slightly fey, entirely winning sweetie.
    Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Not that there was anything fey or fanciful about Austen’s fashion sense: Davidson stresses that Austen’s wardrobe was a hardworking affair.
    Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2023
Definition of fey
Adjective
  • Here, a young fisherman washes up on a mysterious island, only to be captured by a deranged captain who is hunted by a dark hungry beast.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Monday’s murder of six people, including three 9-year-olds, by a deranged attacker at a Christian primary school in Nashville is another sign of mental illness unleashed.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
Definition of deranged
Adjective
  • Real investors survey the landscape and look for signs of a market gone loco.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 July 2017
  • As one of my colleagues said, this was straight loco.
    Ryu Spaeth, New Republic, 28 July 2017
Definition of loco
Adjective
  • Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2023
Definition of cracked
Adjective
  • Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Their flagship show, Good Mythical Morning, streams to 19 million subscribers, while their Mythical Kitchen channel serves up whacky food content to another 3.9 million fans.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • For a delightfully whacky and wild pick, try Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, a loose remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 Italian horror film of the same name.
    Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 22 June 2024
Definition of whacky
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