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frantic
[ fran-tik ]
adjective
- desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
Synonyms: distraught, disturbed, agitated, overwrought
- Archaic. insane; mad.
frantic
/ ˈfræntɪk /
adjective
- distracted with fear, pain, joy, etc
- marked by or showing frenzy
frantic efforts
- archaic.insane
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Derived Forms
- ˈfrantically, adverb
- ˈfranticness, noun
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Other Words From
- fran·ti·cal·ly adverb
- fran·tic·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frantic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frantic1
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Example Sentences
After much frantic buzzing about the lot, he's located and changes his plans at the last minute.
Israel also said that the increasingly frantic tone of the emails was because they were an honest assessment of the state of play.
Recently, I listened to the entire frantic news conference from that Sept. 11, 2001 afternoon.
A phone call, a frantic trip, an abrupt change of holiday plans.
Considering the adventure Bernstein was about to embark on, the frantic atmosphere was kind of fitting.
Frantic applause, several times repeated, which drowned the voice of the orator.
Half frantic, I dashed forward, snatching as I did so a rapier from the wall, the only weapon handy.
Frantic with fright, she implored her Maker to have mercy on her, remarking at the same time, "The devil has got me at last."
And so saying, the mis-shapen little demon set up a hideous yell, and danced upon the ground as if frantic with rage.
A frantic horse kicks tolerably hard you know, but I shall be able to tell you more when the doctor comes to-morrow.
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