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frantic definition

fran·tic (fran′tik)

adjective

  1. wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied
  2. marked by frenzy; resulting from wild emotion
  3. Archaic insane

Etymology: ME frantik, frenetik: see phrenetic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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