frenetic
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ɪk adjective
frantic; frenzied.
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frenetic (frɪˈnɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| distracted or frantic; frenzied | |
| [C14: via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenētikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind] | |
| fre'netically | |
| —adv | |
| fre'neticness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
frenetic
late 14c., from O.Fr. frenetike, from L. phreneticus "delirious," alteration of Gk. phrenitikos, from phrenitis "frenzy," lit. "inflammation of the brain," from phren "mind, reason" + -itis. The classical ph- was restored mid-16c. Related: Frenetically.
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Medical Dictionary
frenetic fre·net·ic or phre·net·ic (frə-nět'ĭk)
adj.
Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.
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Example sentences
Communities struggle with the frenetic pace of growth.
And that's when the frenetic yet orderly routine of the emergency room began to break down.
The relationships forged during military service foster frenetic networking in civilian life.
That's the year when high-temperature superconductivity studies were being conducted at a frenetic pace worldwide.
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