Definition of madmannext
as in devil
a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman

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Recent Examples of madman My high school basketball coach was, depending on the day, either a motivational genius or a certified madman. Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026 Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story. William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 Maekar refuses, earning a cutting rebuttal from Dunk about the royal upbringing that turned Daeron (Henry Ashton) into a drunken coward and Aerion into an arrogant and cruel madman. Megan McCluskey, Time, 23 Feb. 2026 Here, with Erivo embodying everyone from vampire to vampire hunter, doctor to madman, lover and suitor, there is a growing sense of connection between them all, particularly a well of unconscious desire that Dracula is reflecting, rather than merely exploiting. Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for madman
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Noun
  • The Amazon television series Good Omens, which ended this month, came closest—but that book, a comedy about an angel and a devil teaming up to avert Armageddon, was co-written with Neil Gaiman, and the source material ran out after the first season in any case.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
  • Angels and devils working together to stop Armageddon.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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  • Today, the ranch remains fully operational, complete with cowboys, horses, and cattle—some of which reportedly supply beef to Ralph Lauren restaurants.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
  • One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madman. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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