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phrenetic
[ fri-net-ik ]
/ frɪˈnɛt ɪk /
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adjective Also phre·net·i·cal.
filled with extreme excitement; fanatic; frenzied.
noun
a phrenetic person.
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Origin of phrenetic
OTHER WORDS FROM phrenetic
Words nearby phrenetic
phreaking, phreatic, phreatic zone, phreatophyte, phren-, phrenetic, -phrenia, phrenic, phrenitis, phreno-, phrenol.
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How to use phrenetic in a sentence
This was very new; it was also very strange what a fascination he found in his phrenetic exercises.
Little Novels of Italy|Maurice Henry HewlettYet here I sit, as yet unimmolated on the altar of phrenetic vengeance.
Hard Cash|Charles ReadeHe is a foolish physician that cannot bear the words of a phrenetic or delirant patient.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard BaxterIndeed, this word phrenetic or maniac is no reproach; it is identical with mantic --prophetic.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy|Benjamin Franklin Cocker
British Dictionary definitions for phrenetic
Derived forms of phrenetic
phrenetically, adverbphreneticness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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