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phrenetic

phrenetic is the archaic spelling of frenetic.

Meaning of frenetic

Adjective

frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic)

  1. Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
    • After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
  2. (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
  3. (obsolete) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.

See all 4 meanings of frenetic

Forms of phrenetic

Adjective
comparativemore phrenetic
superlativemost phrenetic
Noun
pluralphrenetics

Questions about phrenetic

What is phrenetic the archaic spelling of?
Phrenetic is the archaic spelling of frenetic.

Words near phrenetic in the dictionary

  1. phrenectomy
  2. phrenemphraxis
  3. phrenes
  4. phreneses
  5. phrenesis
  6. phrenetic
  7. phrenetical
  8. phrenetically
  9. phrenetick
  10. phrenetics
  11. phreni-

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