frenzied

American  

[fren-zeed] / ˈfrɛn zid /

Sometimes phrensied

adjective

1. wildly excited or enthusiastic.

   frenzied applause.

2. violently agitated; frantic; wild.

   a frenzied mob.

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ˈfrenzied British  

/ ˈfrɛnzɪd /

adjective

1. filled with or as if with frenzy; wild; frantic

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Other Word Forms

• frenziedly adverb
• unfrenzied adjective

Etymology

Origin of frenzied

First recorded in 1790–1800; frenzy + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The act of striving for more, like some frenzied truffle hound, is usually an attempt to override fear.

From The Wall Street Journal

Predicting what may happen with the third, before calculating the second, only makes the first step seem even more frenzied.

From Barron's

The expansion represents the growing demand for logistics services and infrastructure to support the frenzied construction of data centers across the U.S. to train and run artificial-intelligence models.

From The Wall Street Journal

At times, the company’s frenzied acting becomes theatrically alienating.

From Los Angeles Times

Faint and far above came Wolf’s frenzied yowls: Where are you?

From Literature

Related Words

• agitated
• delirious
• feverish
• frantic
• frenetic
• furious
• hysterical
• rabid