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phrantic

phrantic is the archaic form of frantic.

Meaning of frantic

Adjective

frantic (comparative more frantic, superlative most frantic)

  1. (archaic) Insane, mentally unstable.
    • Master have mercy on my sonne, for he is franticke: and ys sore vexed.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew
  2. In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.
    • They returned the missing child to his frantic mother.
    Synonyms:
    tearing, mad
  3. Extremely energetic.
    • frantic music

See all 4 meanings of frantic

Forms of phrantic

comparativemore phrantic
superlativemost phrantic

Questions about phrantic

What is phrantic the archaic form of?
Phrantic is the archaic form of frantic.

Words near phrantic in the dictionary

  1. phragmospores
  2. phragmosporous
  3. phragmoteuthid
  4. phragmoteuthids
  5. phragmotic
  6. phrantic
  7. phrantick
  8. PHRAs
  9. phrasable
  10. phrasal
  11. phrasal adjective

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