When to Use Maniacally?

He squealed to no end while she cachinnated maniacally at the tribulation of the poor helpless doctor. His hands were coated in viscous white liquid and he waved them around maniacally. I tried to catch my breath, maniacally treading water like a child learning how to swim.

Is there a word maniacally?

Add an -ly to make it an adverb, and you get maniacally, as in "she's acting maniacally." The noun maniac is almost always used to describe people who do nutty things—serial killers, insane people on the street, crowds at soccer matches.

What is the meaning of maniacally?

1 : affected with or suggestive of madness maniacal laughter maniacal energy a maniacal killer. 2 : characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic a maniacal mob maniacal fans.