fre·net·ic or phre·net·ic (fr -n t  k) 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 phren  ticus, from Greek phren tikos, from phrentis, brain disease, from phrn, mind; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]fre·net i·cal·ly adv.fre·net i·cism (--sz m) n. |
frenetic [frin-net-ik]
Adjective
wild, excited, and uncontrolled [Greek phrenitis insanity]
frenetically adv
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| 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
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