lunatically

Like a madman

In a lunatically manner—wildly, crazily, as if driven by madness.

The word suggests behavior that's not just irrational but extravagantly so: He was lunatically convinced the neighbors were spying on him.

Rare in formal writing but appears in emphatic description of unhinged conduct.

behavior

erratically

In an inconsistent manner

frenetically · unpredictably · irrationally · bizarrely · eccentrically · madly · frantically · hysterically · deliriously · uncontrollably

literary

moonlit

Bathed in lunar glow

tidal · silvery · ethereal · dreamlike · enchanted · bewitched · otherworldly · mystical · romantic · poetic

Opposites
mental state/rationality

lunaticallysanely

With mental soundness

rationally · reasonably · sensibly · lucidly · logically

behavioral temperament

lunaticallycalmly

In a tranquil manner

composedly · sedately · placidly · temperately · measuredly

Family

lunar, lunacy, lunatic, lunatics, luna, lunate, sublunar, lunation, semilunar

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G