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Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: frénétique, from Latin phreneticus, from Greek phren 'mind'

frenetic

 adjective
     
fre‧net‧ic
frenetic activity is fast and not very organized [= frantic]:
She rushes from job to job at a frenetic pace.
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