1. madder - Noun
2. madder - Adjective
Derived from mad
3. madder - Verb
A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor. Margaret Fuller
Are we not madder than those first inhabitants of the plain of Sennar? We know that the distance separating the earth from the sky is infinite, and yet we do not stop building our tower. Denis Diderot
Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing makes this Marine madder than someone calling American troops occupiers rather than liberators. Zell Miller
That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces, sleep. Aldous Huxley
I get madder and madder on giving back what I feel. Claude Monet
At the deepest level people are madder than they want to believe. You will find that they fear being eaten, and are alarmed by their desire to devour others. Hanif Kureishi