frenetic

[ fruh-net-ik ]

adjective

1. frantic; frenzied.

frenetic

/ frɪˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

1. distracted or frantic; frenzied

Derived Forms

• freˈneticness, noun
• freˈnetically, adverb

Other Words From

• fre·neti·cal·ly adverb
• nonfre·netic adjective
• nonfre·neti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of frenetic¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; frantic

Word History and Origins

Origin of frenetic¹

C14: via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus , from Greek phrenētikos , from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind

Example Sentences

The whole scene looks like a frenetic burlesque show-themed bachelorette party.

From The Daily Beast

The meeting will cap a frenetic fundraising season for the conservative donor network.

From The Daily Beast

With alternating chapters, the novel takes us on a frenetic journey through the perspectives of these unlikely apocalyptos.

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To preserve the frenetic flavor of the scene, I have left in the interview a few of these interruptions.

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I don't quite understand how a city can be so sedate and frenetic at the same time, but somehow Los Angeles manages it.

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Never in my life did I hear such frenetic and yet cordial applause.

From Project Gutenberg

“Frenetic to be free,” like the pennon, is in this sense the concentration of its meaning.

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And the toy flag there floated where he raised it aloft, "frenetic," as Browning says, "to be free."

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His coal-black eyes suddenly flashed with fanatic, frenetic light.

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There was in him the frenetic unconscious desire to rid himself of the thing he had come to believe inferior.

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Related Words

• frantic
• frenzied
• furious
• obsessive