frantic
adjective
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
franticness
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a word derived from
frantic.
Example Sentences
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She recalls being consumed by franticness: "I was texting literally everyone in my contacts, like, 'what do I do?'"
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
The franticness in Paulina’s voice suddenly made sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
The franticness we felt in the last couple of weeks with our clients has been huge.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021
This reboot of the beloved game show, hosted by Leslie Jones, captures the goofy franticness of the original but adds some new games and a bigger prize: $100,000.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2020
I heard the franticness in their voices; I heard the urgency.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
