frantic

[ fran-tik ]
/ ˈfræn tɪk /
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adjective

desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
Archaic. insane; mad.

Origin of frantic

1325–75; Middle English frantik, frenetik < Old French frenetique < Latin phrenēticus delirious < Greek phrenētikós. See frenzy, -tic

OTHER WORDS FROM frantic

fran·ti·cal·ly, fran·tic·ly, adverb fran·tic·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH frantic

fanatic frantic frenetic (see synonym study at fanatic)

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Words related to franticly

desperately, excitedly, madly, wildly, uncontrollably, berserk, crazily, helter-skelter, wild, agitatedly, amok, hectically, hysterically

Example sentences from the Web for franticly

  • As the tempest-driven clouds are franticly hurrying to and fro, how serene the summits in the sky!

    Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 |John Wilson

  • I planned the whole scene with an earnest heart and franticly set my soul on this project.

    Mathilda |Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

British Dictionary definitions for franticly

frantic
/ (ˈfræntɪk) /

adjective

distracted with fear, pain, joy, etc
marked by or showing frenzy frantic efforts
archaic insane

Derived forms of frantic

frantically or franticly, adverb franticness, noun

Word Origin for frantic

C14: from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus mad, frenetic