frenetic

UK: /frɪˈnɛtɪk/ US: /frəˈnɛtɪk/ ,(frə net′ik)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

fre•net•ic /frəˈnɛtɪk/  also freˈnet•i•cal, adj. 

1. wildly excited;
   frantic:
   the frenetic activity of a political campaign.

fre•net•i•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fre•net•ic  (frə net′ik), adj. 

1. frantic;
   frenzied.

Also, fre•net′i•cal, phrenetic, phrenetical. 

• 1350–1400; Middle English; see frantic

fre•net′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

frenetic / frɪˈnɛtɪk/, frenetical / frɪˈnɛtɪkəl/ adjective

1. distracted or frantic; frenzied

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenētikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind

freˈnetically adverb