phrenetic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
phrenetic
    adj 1: excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other
           violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration";
           "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied
           look in his eye" [syn: {frantic}, {frenetic},
           {phrenetic}, {frenzied}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, Phrenetical \Phre*net"ic*al\, a. [L.
   phreneticus, Gr. frenhtiko`s, frenitiko`s: 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 Webster] phreni
   phreno
   phren
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, n.
   One who is phrenetic. --Harvey.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "phrenetic":
      Dionysiac, amok, at fever pitch, bacchic, berserk, corybantic,
      delirious, desperate, fanatical, febrile, feverish, frantic,
      frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hyperactive, hyperkinetic,
      hysteric, infatuated, insane, intrusive, like one possessed, mad,
      madding, maenadic, maniac, maniacal, officious, overanxious,
      overdesirous, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, perfervid,
      rabid, raging, ranting, raving, raving mad, running wild,
      stark-raving mad, ultrazealous, uncontrollable, violent, wild
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