phrenetic

phrenetic
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).

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  • Phrenetic — Phre*net ic, n. One who is phrenetic. Harvey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phrenetic — Phre*net ic, Phrenetical Phre*net ic*al, a. [L. phreneticus, Gr. ?, ?: 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phrenetic — index fanatical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law 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

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