frenzied

[ fren-zeed ]
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adjective
  1. wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.

  2. violently agitated; frantic; wild: a frenzied mob.

Origin of frenzied

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; frenzy + -ed3
  • Sometimes phren·sied .

Other words from frenzied

  • fren·zied·ly, adverb
  • un·fren·zied, adjective

Words Nearby frenzied

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British Dictionary definitions for frenzied

frenzied

/ (ˈfrɛnzɪd) /


adjective
  1. filled with or as if with frenzy; wild; frantic

Derived forms of frenzied

  • frenziedly, adverb

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