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
frantic (comparative more frantic, superlative most frantic)
(archaic) Insane, mentally unstable.
In a state of panic, worry, frenzy or rush.
Extremely energetic
• frenetic, frenzied
frantic (plural frantics)
(archaic) A person who is insane or mentally unstable, madman.
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
