frenetic

[ fruh-net-ik ]
/ frəˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

frantic; frenzied.
Also fre·net·i·cal, phrenetic, phrenetical.

Origin of frenetic

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at frantic

OTHER WORDS FROM frenetic

fre·net·i·cal·ly, adverb non·fre·net·ic, adjective non·fre·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH frenetic

fanatic frantic frenetic (see synonym study at fanatic)

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British Dictionary definitions for frenetic

frenetic
/ (frɪˈnɛtɪk) /

adjective

distracted or frantic; frenzied

Derived forms of frenetic

frenetically, adverb freneticness, noun

Word Origin for frenetic

C14: via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenētikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind