The Clue
Like a wet hen (3 letter answer)
The Answer
MAD
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Notes
The answer MAD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Definition
MAD as an adjective:
1. (huffy, mad, sore) = roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
2. (brainsick, crazy, demented, distracted, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged) = affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
3. (delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained) = marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
4. (harebrained, insane, mad) = very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"