FRANTIC

frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied

(adjective) 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”

delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained

(adjective) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; “a crowd of delirious baseball fans”; “something frantic in their gaiety”; “a mad whirl of pleasure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

frantic (comparative more frantic, superlative most frantic)

(archaic) Insane, mentally unstable.

In a state of panic, worry, frenzy or rush.

Extremely energetic

Synonyms

• frenetic, frenzied

Noun

frantic (plural frantics)

(archaic) A person who is insane or mentally unstable, madman.

Anagrams

• infarct, infract

Source: Wiktionary

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Fran"tic, a. Etym: [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L. phreneticus, from Gr. Frenzy, and cf. Frenetic, Phrenetic.]

Definition: Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted. Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! Shak. Torrents of frantic abuse. Macaulay.

– Fran"tic*al*ly, adv.

– Fran"tic*ly, adv. Shak.

– Fran"tic*ness, n. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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