Phrenetic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, Phrenetical \Phre*net"ic*al\, a. [L.
     phreneticus, Gr. frenhtiko`s, frenitiko`s: cf. F.
     phr['e]n['e]tique. See {Frantic}, and cf. {Frenetic}.]
     Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad;
     frantic; frenetic. -- {Phre*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster] phreni


     phreno
     phren

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, n.
     One who is phrenetic. --Harvey.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phrenetic
       adj : excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent
             emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration";
             "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied
             look in his eye" [syn: {frantic}, {frenetic}, {frenzied}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "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