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phrenetic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective phrenetic has 1 sense
- phrenetic(s = adj.all) frantic, frenetic, frenzied - excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
CIDE DICTIONARY
Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad; frantic; frenetic. [1913 Webster]
phrenetic, n.
One who is phrenetic. Harvey. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phrenetic, adj.
1 frantic.
2 fanatic.
1 frantic.
2 fanatic.
Derivative
phrenetically adv.
Etymology
ME, var. of FRENETIC
THESAURUS
phrenetic
Dionysiac, amok, at fever pitch, bacchic, berserk, corybantic, delirious, desperate, fanatical, febrile, feverish, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hyperactive, hyperkinetic, hysteric, infatuated, insane, intrusive, like one possessed, mad, madding, maenadic, maniac, maniacal, officious, overanxious, overdesirous, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, perfervid, rabid, raging, ranting, raving, raving mad, running wild, stark-raving mad, ultrazealous, uncontrollable, violent, wild
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