frenetic
adjEtymology
From Middle English frenetik (also frentik, frentyk, frantike > modern English frantic), from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). Doublet of frantic and phrenitic. Etymologically, initial stress would be expected (compare the syncopic form phrentic); the modern pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is due to the influence of other words ending in -etic such as phonetic and sympathetic.
- inherited from frenetik
Definitions
Frenzied and frantic, harried
Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
Mentally deranged, insane.
Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.
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One who is frenetic.
The neighborhood
- synonymfrantic
- synonymfrenzied
- neighborfrantic
- neighborfrenzy
- neighborschizophrenia
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at frenetic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at frenetic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at frenetic
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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