A foolish dissipation, ending in broken rest, depleted purses, broken laws, broken automobiles, and broken bones.[…] Is the cost not heavy enough to bring even an automaniac to his senses?
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Automaniac
Synonyms for "automaniac"
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Translations
2 translations across 1 languages.
Polish
2 entries- automaniaczka noun (an enthusiast of automobiles and motoring)
- automaniak noun (an enthusiast of automobiles and motoring)
Sample sentences
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There seems to be need of a term to designate these new terrors of our streets, those speed crazed paranoiacs who are now doing so much to bring the automobile into disrepute.[…] The word “automaniac,” suggested by The Horseless Age, seems quite appropriate[…] Why not adopt the name “automania” for the disease and the automaniac to designate the person afflicted by it?
Source: wiktionary
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