phrenetic

[fri-net-ik] /frɪˈnɛt ɪk/
adjective, Also, phrenetical
1.
frenetic.
2.
filled with extreme excitement; fanatic; frenzied.
noun
3.
a phrenetic person.
Origin
1325-75; < Latin phrenēticus < Late Greek phrenētikós, Greek phrenītikós frenzied (see phrenitis, -ic); replacing Middle English frenetike < Anglo-French < Latin as above; cf. frenetic
Related forms
phrenetically, adverb
phreneticness, noun
nonphrenetic, adjective
nonphrenetically, adverb
semiphrenetic, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for phrenetic

phrenetic

/frɪˈnɛtɪk/
adjective
1.
an obsolete spelling of frenetic
Derived Forms
phrenetically, adverb
phreneticness, noun
Word Origin and History for phrenetic
adj.

late 14c., from Old French frenetike "mad, crazy" (13c.), from Latin phreneticus, from Greek phren "diaphragm, heart, mind" (see phreno-). A doublet of frantic.

phrenetic in Medicine

phrenetic phre·net·ic (frə-nět'ĭk)
adj.
Variant of frenetic.