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单词 frenetic
释义 fre·net·ic
\frə̇ˈned.ik, -etik\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English frenetik insane, from Middle French frenetique, from Latin phreneticus, modification of Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis inflammation of the brain (from phren-, phrēn mind + -itis) + -ikos -ic; akin to Old Norse grunr suspicion
1.
 a. : frenzied, frantic, hectic
  < a frenetic but unsuccessful attempt to beat a deadline >
  < a woman who let out frenetic screams after a car accident >
  < the frenetic bustle on the stock-market floor following a sharp decline in stocks >
 b. : wild and excited
  < a noisy frenetic celebration >
  < frenetic cheering >
2. : tense and marked by a tendency to overexcitement
 < a thin frenetic woman — C.O.Gorham >
fre·net·i·cal·ly \-ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\ adverb
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