phrenetic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: phre=net=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

phrenetic, a. [L. phreneticus, Gr. , : cf. F. phrénétique. See Frantic, and cf. Frenetic.].

 Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad; frantic; frenetic.  [1913 Webster]

phrenetic, n. 

 One who is phrenetic.  Harvey.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

phrenetic, adj.
1 frantic.
2 fanatic.

Derivative

phrenetically adv.

Etymology

ME, var. of FRENETIC

THESAURUS

phrenetic

Dionysiac, amok, at fever pitch, bacchic, berserk, corybantic, delirious, desperate, fanatical, febrile, feverish, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hyperactive, hyperkinetic, hysteric, infatuated, insane, intrusive, like one possessed, mad, madding, maenadic, maniac, maniacal, officious, overanxious, overdesirous, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, perfervid, rabid, raging, ranting, raving, raving mad, running wild, stark-raving mad, ultrazealous, uncontrollable, violent, wild