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maniacal

/məˈnaɪək(ə)l/ adjective C2
  1. Like a maniac; insane; frenzied.
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It is the more painful because it is a distorted love, a maniacal exaggerated love for you, and possibly for his dead mother, which has prompted his action.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 69 · B2

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