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fre·net·ic

or phre·net·ic  (frə-nĕt′ĭk) also fre·net·i·cal or phre·net·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.

[Middle English frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenītikos, from phrenītis, brain disease, from phrēn, mind; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]

fre·net′i·cal·ly adv.
fre·net′i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz′əm) n.
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frenetic

(frɪˈnɛtɪk) or

frenetical

adj
distracted or frantic; frenzied
[C14: via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenētikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind]
freˈnetically adv
freˈneticness n
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fre•net•ic

(frəˈnɛt ɪk)

also fre•net′i•cal,



adj.
frantic; frenzied.
[1350–1400; Middle English; see frantic]
fre•net′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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frenetic

adjective frantic, wild, excited, crazy, frenzied, distraught, obsessive, fanatical, demented, unbalanced, overwrought, maniacal the frenetic pace of life in New York
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frenetic

adjective
Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:
Archaic: madding.
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Translations

frenetic

[frɪˈnetɪk] ADJfrenético
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frenetic

[frɪˈnɛtɪk] adjfrénétique
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frenetic

adj activity, pace, periodhektisch; dancingwild; effortverzweifelt
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frenetic

[frɪˈnɛtɪk] adjfrenetico/a
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