Antonyms for bedlamite

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : bed-luh-mahyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛd ləˌmaɪt

Definition of bedlamite

As in nuts/nutty : adj mentally deranged
As in nutty : adj deranged
As in daft : adj stupid; crazy
As in mad person : noun person who is considered mentally ill
As in maniac : noun person who is crazy, overenthusiastic
As in nut : noun crazy, overenthusiastic person
As in madperson : noun nut
As in madman : noun lunatic

Example sentences :

I see now where the present bedlamite style of coiffure comes from.
Extract from : « Shawl-Straps » by Louisa M. Alcott

The bedlamite replied, "The world said I was mad; I said the world was mad, and they outwitted me."
Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon

Why Bayard in the nineteenth century's a Bedlamite, Irish or no.
Extract from : « The Celt and Saxon, Complete » by George Meredith

The bedlamite replied, The world said I was mad; I said the world was mad; and they outvoted me.
Extract from : « Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions » by Various

Any way, it came to be used for a witless fellow, or Bedlamite.
Extract from : « Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles » by Daniel Hack Tuke

Up the steep, narrow lane we ran with that bedlamite crowd at our heels.
Extract from : « Greenmantle » by John Buchan

Thus perished an ardent and learned youth, who ought only to have been condemned as a Bedlamite.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli

But you should remember that John Ford had to put such a sentiment in the mouth of a Bedlamite.
Extract from : « Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion » by St. George Tucker

Mollie paced up and down like a bedlamite, sobbing and scolding to herself, and quite broken down with one day's imprisonment.
Extract from : « The Unseen Bridgegroom » by May Agnes Fleming

And I ain't out of my head—not yet; though keepin' company with a Bedlamite may have some effect, I shouldn't wonder.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for bedlamite

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