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frenetic

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fre·net·ic or phre·net·ic  (fr-ntk) also fre·net·i·cal or phre·net·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.

[Middle English frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenticus, from Greek phrentikos, from phrentis, brain disease, from phrn, mind; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]

fre·neti·cal·ly adv.
fre·neti·cism (--szm) n.

frenetic [frɪˈnɛtɪk]
adj
distracted or frantic; frenzied
[via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenētikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind]
frenetically  adv
freneticness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.frenetic - excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"

frenetic
adjective frantic, wild, excited, crazy, frenzied, distraught, obsessive, fanatical, demented, unbalanced, overwrought, maniacal the frenetic pace of life in New York
Translations
frenetic [frɪˈnetɪk] ADJfrenético
frenetic [frɪˈnɛtɪk] adjfrénétique
frenetic
adj activity, pace, periodhektisch; dancingwild; effortverzweifelt
frenetic [frɪˈnɛtɪk] adjfrenetico/a


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The Gunners, unbeaten going into the game, had to be satisfied with a point after a frenetic finish.
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