Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence. ✨ …

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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). The Devil's Dictionary (or The Cynic's Wordbook: Unabridged with all the Definitions), p.126, e-artnow
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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). The Devil's Dictionary (or The Cynic's Wordbook: Unabridged with all the Definitions), p.126, e-artnow

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