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frenetic
[ fruh-net-ik ]
/ frÉËnÉt ÉȘk /
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adjective
frantic; frenzied.
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Origin of frenetic
First recorded in 1350â1400; see origin at frantic
OTHER WORDS FROM frenetic
fre·net·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·fre·net·ic, adjectivenon·fre·net·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby frenetic
Frenchwoman, Frenchy, Freneau, frenemy, Frenet formula, frenetic, Frenkel defect, frenulum, frenum, frenzied, frenzy
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British Dictionary definitions for frenetic
frenetic
/ (frÉȘËnÉtÉȘk) /
adjective
distracted or frantic; frenzied
Derived forms of frenetic
frenetically, adverbfreneticness, nounWord Origin for frenetic
C14: via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenÄticus, from Greek phrenÄtikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrÄn mind
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