Meaning & use
Phrenetic
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Frantic, wildly excited, or frenzied in behavior or manner.
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The trading floor descended into phrenetic activity as the markets crashed.
Her phrenetic packing left half her clothes scattered across the floor.
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An older variant spelling of 'frenetic'; both trace back to Greek phrenitis, an ancient term for delirium or inflammation of the brain.
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