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mattoid

/ ˈmætɔɪd /

noun

  1. rare.
    a person displaying eccentric behaviour and mental characteristics that approach the psychotic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mattoid1

C19: from Italian, from matto insane
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Example Sentences

I thought at first you were a mattoid, but you're so amazingly consistent.

These mattoid scientists make a direct and disastrous attack upon the latent self-respect of criminals.

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