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frəˈnɛt ɪkfre·net·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenziedadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. freneticnoun

    One who is frenetic.

  2. freneticadjective

    Fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.

    After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.

  3. freneticadjective

    Mentally deranged, insane.

  4. freneticadjective

    Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.

  5. Etymology: From frenetike, from phreneticus, from *, from φρενῖτις, from φρήν. Compare frantic.

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  1. frenetic

    Frenetic is an adjective that describes something as fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way, often due to feelings of extreme agitation, anxiety, or urgency. It implies frantic and chaotic activity.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Frenetic

    -al, fre-net′ik, -al, adj. frenzied: mad: distracted.—Also Phrenet′ic, -al. [See Frantic.]

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  1. reinfect

  2. infecter

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of frenetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of frenetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of frenetic in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Massocca:

    The fast and frenetic selling of the morning finally got exhausted and it seems like everything got too stretched to the downside, oil is going to be staying at some ridiculously low price for a very long period of time.

  2. Dominique Strauss-Kahn:

    When you read the criminal complaint you get the impression it was this frenetic activity, but it was four times a year, not more than that. It wasn't this out-of-control activity that the complaint suggests.

  3. Irwin Michael:

    The markets have been frenetic, i think all of us, all investors, are waiting for a little bit of serenity.

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