FRENETIC

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic)

Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.

(obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.

(obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.

Synonyms

• frantic, frenzied

Noun

frenetic (plural frenetics)

One who is frenetic.

Anagrams

• infecter, reinfect

Source: Wiktionary


Fre*net"ic, a. Etym: [See Frantic, a.]

Definition: Distracted; mad; frantic; phrenetic. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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