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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 [frin-net-ik]
Adjective
wild, excited, and uncontrolled [Greek phrenitis insanity]
frenetically adv
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"
frantic, phrenetic, frenzied
agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"
frenetic
adjective frantic, wild, excited, crazy, frenzied, distraught, obsessive, fanatical, demented, unbalanced, overwrought, maniacal
Translations
frenetic [frəˈnɛtɪk] adj → frenético
frenetic [frəˈnɛtɪk] adj → frénétique
frenetic [frəˈnɛtɪk] adj → frenetisch, rasend
frenetic [frəˈnɛtɪk] adj → frenetico/a


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