Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with pyromania.
- n. A person possessed of a mania or irresistible impulse to burn things.
Wiktionary
- n. A person suffering from pyromania
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person with a mania for setting things on fire
Examples
“The pyromaniac is seriously one creepy dude, especially with all his puns and jests.”
“Sharon calls him a "pyromaniac" - as his act always contains fire - but doesn't elaborate on whether or not she enjoyed it.”
“After dozens of cases of arson in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, a 19-year-old described as a pyromaniac has been arrested.”
“I saw a pyromaniac on "Larry King Live 'once; A creepy little guy, he was -- the pyromaniac, that is --”
“Early Thursday, 19-year-old Roger Leon Barlow Jr. of Downingtown, described as a pyromaniac who liked to watch things burn, was charged with setting nine fires in the town of Coatesville, including a block-long blaze that displaced dozens of people last month.”
“He was accused of being an irresponsible "pyromaniac" by bringing down the government.”
“In an interview aired on Thursday, Syrian President Bashar Assad said Israel's "pyromaniac" government had raised the risk of a regional war with its deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.”
“Among them are Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney), a smart, tender boy trying to cope with the death of his mother; Charles (Riley Griffiths), the chubby director, who goes around framing scenes with his hands and chattering about production values; and Cary (Ryan Lee), a gleeful pyromaniac with a mouth full of braces.”
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“Had their pyromaniac antics escalated to intentional damage?”
“However, I do like the newbie agreeing with me; therfore I can forgive the length of this comment from our local pyromaniac.”
Yes, it's come to this: Liveblogging preparations for my garage sale
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pyromaniac’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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G[r]eek
A collection of words found in English that are either purely Greek or have Greek etymology.
Please add with caution and certainty. Will be regularly updated by me.etymology, philosophy, laconic, disharmony, patriarchic, archaic, phlogiston, aether, aeon, angel, arachnid, rhythm and 346 more...
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Contemporary character classes?
as a youth I, and some others, made a pen-and-paper RPG, based in contemporary crime and suspense fiction + nonfiction, set in America's blighted urban centers, anonymous slurbs, and godforsaken hi...
acrobat, actor, anarchist, arsonist, artist, bagman, accountant, adrenaline junkie, airplane pilot, anti-racist skinhead, art student, assassin and 192 more...
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Ends with C but not with "-ic"
bloc, roc, arc, orc, disc, sac, xebec, havoc, bivouac, sumac, maniac, insomniac and 418 more...
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Fire
Words describing or related to fire.
burn, blaze, brand, sizzle, scorch, char, crisp, crackle, kindle, flame, inferno, pyre and 27 more...
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pyro-, pyr-
of or relating to fire; denoting a mineral or compound formed or affected by heat or having a fiery color
pyromania, pyrophosphate, pyromaniac, pyre, pryrogallol, pyroxene, pyroxenite
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Who Are You?
No one ever says, "I want to be a somnambulist when I grow up." But don't let that get in the way of organizing your Wordie lists.
chevalier, somnambulist, sommelier, troubadour, vicar, majordomo, caliph, polyglot, polymath, apprentice, nuyorican, privateer and 107 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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dienekes's Words
chutzpah, lexicon, intrepid, pedagogical, schlemiel, schism, erudite, anathema, pugilist, jaunty, paradigm, automaton and 949 more...
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kevincooper's Words
prosopopeia, lisle, magisterial, zeitgeist, zeugma, bloviate, apocryphal, bon mot, cacophony, euphony, brigandier, micturition and 313 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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Words ending with -maniac
People with different kinds of manias
pyromaniac, meglomaniac, kleptomaniac, egomaniac, bibliomaniac, nymphomaniac, monomaniac, theomaniac
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Words I like and know of their meanin...
zenith, anathema, maelstrom, sardonic, juxtapose, belladonna, facade, rigor mortis, fiasco, chimera, gallivant, archaic and 64 more...
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Words I've Grown to Hate
Through various reasons; stupid peers, bad literature, etc., etc.
dazzle, sparkle, pyromaniac, megalomania, vagina, vajayjay, twat, alcoholic, glisten, cold, fire, cliche and 1 more...
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difficult-list38
propitious, propriety, prosaic, proscenium, proscribe, proselytize, prosody, protean, protégé, protract, provenance, provender and 26 more...
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Fire Bad!
immolate, incinerate, scorch, cauterize, combust, cremate, deflagrate, ignite, smolder, blaze, kindle, torch and 18 more...
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