Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with pyromania.
- noun A person possessed of a mania or irresistible impulse to burn things.
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- noun A person suffering from
pyromania
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- noun a person with a mania for setting things on fire
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Examples
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The pyromaniac is seriously one creepy dude, especially with all his puns and jests.
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Sharon calls him a "pyromaniac" - as his act always contains fire - but doesn't elaborate on whether or not she enjoyed it.
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After dozens of cases of arson in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, a 19-year-old described as a pyromaniac has been arrested.
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I saw a pyromaniac on "Larry King Live 'once; A creepy little guy, he was -- the pyromaniac, that is --"
Kate Armstrong, Patricia 1995
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He was accused of being an irresponsible "pyromaniac" by bringing down the government.
The Guardian World News Ian Traynor 2010
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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.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2010
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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.
'Super 8': Old Format, Fresh Thrills Joe Morgenstern 2011
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