ɪk noun
3.
a phrenetic person.
Origin:
1325–75; < Latin phrenēticus < Late Greek phrenētikós, Greek phrenītikós frenzied (see phrenitis, -ic); replacing Middle English frenetike < Anglo-French < Latin as above; cf. frenetic
1325–75; < Latin phrenēticus < Late Greek phrenētikós, Greek phrenītikós frenzied (see phrenitis, -ic); replacing Middle English frenetike < Anglo-French < Latin as above; cf. frenetic
Related forms
phre·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
phre·net·ic·ness, noun
non·phre·net·ic, adjective
non·phre·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·phre·net·ic, adjective
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| —adj | |
| an obsolete spelling of frenetic | |
| phre'netically | |
| —adv | |
| phre'neticness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
phrenetic
late 14c., from O.Fr. frenetike, from L. phreneticus, from Gk. phrenetikos "mad, delirious, frantic," from phren (gen. phrenos) "diaphragm, heart, mind," of unknown origin. A doublet of frantic.
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phrenetic phre·net·ic (frə-nět'ĭk)
adj.
Variant of frenetic.
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