frenetic
adjective
[ frəˈnɛtɪk ]
• fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
• "a frenetic pace of activity"
Similar:
frantic,
wild,
frenzied,
hectic,
fraught,
feverish,
fevered,
mad,
manic,
hyperactive,
energetic,
intense,
fast and furious,
turbulent,
tumultuous,
confused,
confusing,
exciting,
excited,
swivel-eyed,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘insane’): from Old French frenetique, via Latin from Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis ‘delirium’, from phrēn ‘mind’. Compare with frantic.
