like a man possessed in English

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      "form": "more like a man possessed",
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    },
    {
      "form": "most like a man possessed",
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        "superlative"
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        "In a energetic or uncontrolled way."
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          "energetic",
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        "(idiomatic, simile, colloquial) In a energetic or uncontrolled way."
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "kuin riivattu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "word": "comme un possédé"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "comme un enragé"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "comme un fou furieux"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like a man possessed"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more like a man possessed",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most like a man possessed",
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        "superlative"
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        "In a energetic or uncontrolled way."
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          "energetic",
          "energetic"
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          "uncontrolled"
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        "(idiomatic, simile, colloquial) In a energetic or uncontrolled way."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "kuin riivattu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "comme un possédé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "word": "comme un enragé"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "word": "comme un fou furieux"
    }
  ],
  "word": "like a man possessed"
}

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"like a man possessed" meaning in English

Adverb