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Phrenetic — Phre*net ic, n. One who is phrenetic. Harvey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phrenetic — index fanatical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
phrenetic — late 14c., from O.Fr. frenetike, from L. phreneticus, from Gk. phrenetikos mad, delirious, frantic, from phren (gen. phrenos) diaphragm, heart, mind, of unknown origin. A doublet of FRANTIC (Cf. frantic) … Etymology dictionary
phrenetic — [fri net′ik] adj. [ME frenetik < OFr frenetique < L phreneticus < Gr phrenētikos, mad, suffering with inflammation of the brain < phrenitis, delirium < phrēn (see PHRENO ) + itis, ITIS] archaic sp. of FRENETIC … English World dictionary
phrenetic — phrenetically, adv. phreneticness, n. /fri net ik/, adj. Also, phrenetical. 1. frenetic. 2. filled with extreme excitement; fanatic; frenzied. n. 3. a phrenetic person. [1325 75; < L phreneticus < LGk phrenetikós, Gk phrenitikós frenzied (see… … Universalium
phrenetic — archaic variant of frenetic … New Collegiate Dictionary
phrenetic — 1. Frenzied; maniacal. 2. An individual exhibiting such behavior. [G. phrenitikos, frenzied] … Medical dictionary
phrenetic — Synonyms and related words: Dionysiac, amok, at fever pitch, bacchic, berserk, corybantic, delirious, desperate, fanatical, febrile, feverish, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hyperactive, hyperkinetic, hysteric, infatuated, insane,… … Moby Thesaurus
phrenetic — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. delirious, maniacal, deranged; see insane 1 … English dictionary for students
phrenetic — frɪ netɪk adj. crazy, mad, insane; savage, barbarian, wild; fanatical, extremely excited … English contemporary dictionary
