near-hysterical

A kid that was so frightened, so near-hysterical that he just vomited.

Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011

Mr. King has certainly shown patience trying to explain the BOE's monetary policy in the face of a sometimes near-hysterical media onslaught.

King Right on Inflation, Wrong on Banks Simon Nixon 2011

A kid that was so frightened, so near-hysterical that he just vomited.

Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011

Not great, you understand, so don't be fooled by the near-hysterical quotes from London's critical corps that have been trotted out as sucker bait for Manhattan theatergoers.

They Can't Dance (So Don't Ask) Terry Teachout 2010

For weeks now, San Francisco had been in the grip of an unseasonable heat wave that had stoked the usual near-hysterical talk of global climate change.

THE MOONLIT EARTH CHRISTOPHER RICE 2010

The near-hysterical Elektra is at dagger's drawn with her mother, Clytemnestra, for having murdered her father, Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the Greeks during the Trojan War.

The Venerable Brought to Vivid Life 2010

Yet the government has made no visible preparations to protect the people and fear has reached a near-hysterical pitch.

Leah James: Haiti Hype is Dying Down, But the Rescue Continues Leah James 2010

For weeks now, San Francisco had been in the grip of an unseasonable heat wave that had stoked the usual near-hysterical talk of global climate change.

THE MOONLIT EARTH CHRISTOPHER RICE 2010

That's right: The minds behind "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)," "The Complete History of America (Abridged)" and other loopily condensed works have now concocted "Completely Hollywood (Abridged)," a movie-theme spoof that, one evening this week, sent a Kennedy Center audience into regular peals of near-hysterical laughter.

Celia Wren reviews 'Completely Hollywood (Abridged)' at Kennedy Center 2010

As a general rule, whenever you hear special-interest groups using near-hysterical language to warn that some proposal will destroy jobs, snuff out innovation and end free-market capitalism as we know it, you can generally assume that progress is being made.

Pearlstein: The FCC and the bandwidth wars 2010