Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frantic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frantic \Fran"tic\, a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L.
phreneticus, from Gr. ?. See {Frenzy}, and cf. {Frenetic},
{Phrenetic}.]
Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly;
distracted.
Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! --Shak.
Torrents of frantic abuse. --Macaulay.
-- {Fran"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Fran"tic*ly}, adv. --Shak. --
{Fran"tic*ness}, n. --Johnson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
frantic
adj 1: excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent
emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration";
"frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied
look in his eye" [syn: {frenetic}, {phrenetic}, {frenzied}]
2: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of
delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their
gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited},
{mad}, {unrestrained}]
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