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


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


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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DIRECTIONALITY

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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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