half-mad

adjective

1. not entirely sane
2. extremely upset or distracted

   half-mad with fear

Example Sentences

Ludovico Sforza, the patron of the lavish Milanese Renaissance, would die, half-mad, in a French dungeon.

From Literature

Saul, the first king of Israel, ended his reign in defeat, half-mad and disgraced, replaced by the upstart David.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, it drove them both half-mad.

From Washington Post

Ruva wasn’t ill, but she was half-mad with fear and grief.

From Literature

It is, however, jokily complemented soon after by a similarly protracted hold on Goth’s frozen, creepy smile that’s infinitely more in tune with the half-mad/half-funny vibe that is “Pearl” at its most entertaining.

From Los Angeles Times