A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MAD

Tue, 28 Jan '25
Like some scientists and dashes
Tue, 30 Jul '24
"Spy vs. Spy" magazine
Sat, 11 May '24
Certifiable, so to speak
Mon, 15 Apr '24
More than a little annoyed
Sat, 2 Mar '24
"We're all ___ here. I'm ___. You're ___": Cheshire Cat
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Fuming
Tue, 18 Jul '23
Irate
Mon, 15 May '23
Angry
Tue, 11 Apr '23
Fuming
Wed, 8 Feb '23
___ dash
Sun, 30 Oct '22
Ready to blow
Sat, 16 Jul '22
Very, informally
Wed, 6 Jul '22
Hopping ___
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Passionate (about)
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Furious
Sat, 27 Mar '21
It began as a comic book with the tagline "Humor in a jugular vein"
Thu, 25 Feb '21
Choleric
Mon, 15 Feb '21
Plenty steamed