freneticaladj.
/frᵻˈnɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /frəˈnɛdək(ə)l/ 1. Characterized or attended by, or symptomatic of, delirium or temporary madness.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > of actions or things
frenetica1529
fanatic1533
frenetical1548
insane1842
crazy1855
swivel-eyed1983
the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delirious or raving
wedingc725
lighta1500
light-headeda1500
ravinga1525
raving mad1541
frenetical1548
idle1548
delirant1600
deliring1600
frenetic1609
phrenitic1649
delirous1656
delirious1670
deliriate1689
rambling1700
straggle-brained1725
allochoos1811
ravers1938
the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delirious or raving > attended by delirium
frenetical1548
frenetic1609
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxvv Thether came Isabell the Frenche Quene because the kyng her husband was fallen into his old frenaticall desease.
?1587 R. Southwell Epist. Comfort vii. f. 94v Lett vs not regarde their phreneticall laughtures, and rauinge scoffes.
1602 T. Fitzherbert Apol. 62 The phantastical or rather phrenetical opinions of these new fangled fellowes.
a1626 F. Bacon Certain Observ. Libell in Resuscitatio (1657) i. 119 For such also, was the Phreneticall, and Fanaticall..Attempt of Hackett.
1697 S. Patrick Comm. Exod. (x. 16) 171 Another raving fit, or phrenetical symptom.
1751 R. Russell Let. to Mr. T. Bigg 41 It has been observed long ago, that there is scarce any extraordinary genius in any profession, who has not now and then some little mixture of phrenetical ferment.
1962 Science 16 Nov. 805/1 These phrenetical productions all too frequently become best sellers, to the economic benefit of their authors.
2000 O. Darrigol Elecrodynamics from Ampere to Einstein i. 6 In the Summer of 1820 he launched himself into frenetical researches that would make him, according to Clerk Maxwell's judgment, ‘the Newton of electricity’.
2. Delirious; frenzied; mentally deranged, insane; fanatical.
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the mind > emotion > violent emotion > [adjective] > affected by violent emotion
woodc900
reighOE
mada1350
furiousc1374
raginga1425
savagea1450
rageous1486
frenetic?c1550
frantic1561
frenetical1588
impotent1596
transported1600
violent1601
turbulent1609
dementing1729
enfrenzied1823
wild1868
haywire1934
wigged-out1977
society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > rapture > [adjective]
frenetic?c1550
seraphical1581
frenetical1588
ecstatical1600
zealot1641
ecstatic1645
rapturous1656
vowed1665
seraphica1668
synagoguish1690
frantic?1715
solid1740
ecstasied1787
religionistic1842
the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > affected with
woodc725
woodsekc890
giddyc1000
out of (by, from, of) wit or one's witc1000
witlessc1000
brainsickOE
amadc1225
lunaticc1290
madc1330
sickc1340
brain-wooda1375
out of one's minda1387
frenetica1398
fonda1400
formada1400
unwisea1400
brainc1400
unwholec1400
alienate?a1425
brainless1434
distract of one's wits1470
madfula1475
furious1475
distract1481
fro oneself1483
beside oneself1490
beside one's patience1490
dementa1500
red-wood?1507
extraught1509
misminded1509
peevish1523
bedlam-ripe1525
straughta1529
fanatic1533
bedlama1535
daft1540
unsounda1547
stark raving (also staring) mad1548
distraughted1572
insane1575
acrazeda1577
past oneself1576
frenzy1577
poll-mad1577
out of one's senses1580
maddeda1586
frenetical1588
distempered1593
distraught1597
crazed1599
diswitted1599
idle-headed1599
lymphatical1603
extract1608
madling1608
distracteda1616
informala1616
far gone1616
crazy1617
March mada1625
non compos mentis1628
brain-crazed1632
demented1632
crack-brained1634
arreptitiousa1641
dementate1640
dementated1650
brain-crackeda1652
insaniated1652
exsensed1654
bedlam-witteda1657
lymphatic1656
mad-like1679
dementative1685
non compos1699
beside one's gravity1716
hyte1720
lymphated1727
out of one's head1733
maddened1735
swivel-eyed1758
wrong1765
brainsickly1770
fatuous1773
derangedc1790
alienated1793
shake-brained1793
crack-headed1796
flighty1802
wowf1802
doitrified1808
phrenesiac1814
bedlamite1815
mad-braineda1822
fey1823
bedlamitish1824
skire1825
beside one's wits1827
as mad as a hatter1829
crazied1842
off one's head1842
bemadded1850
loco1852
off one's nut1858
off his chump1864
unsane1867
meshuga1868
non-sane1868
loony1872
bee-headed1879
off one's onion1881
off one's base1882
(to go) off one's dot1883
locoed1885
screwy1887
off one's rocker1890
balmy or barmy on (or in) the crumpet1891
meshuggener1892
nutty1892
buggy1893
bughouse1894
off one's pannikin1894
ratty1895
off one's trolley1896
batchy1898
twisted1900
batsc1901
batty1903
dippy1903
bugs1904
dingy1904
up the (also a) pole1904
nut1906
nuts1908
nutty as a fruitcake1911
bugged1920
potty1920
cuckoo1923
nutsy1923
puggled1923
blah1924
détraqué1925
doolally1925
off one's rocket1925
puggle1925
mental1927
phooey1927
crackers1928
squirrelly1928
over the edge1929
round the bend1929
lakes1934
ding-a-ling1935
wacky1935
screwball1936
dingbats1937
Asiatic1938
parlatic1941
troppo1941
up the creek1941
screwed-up1943
bonkers1945
psychological1952
out to lunch1955
starkers1956
off (one's) squiff1960
round the twist1960
yampy1963
out of (also off) one's bird1966
out of one's skull1967
whacked out1969
batshit1971
woo-woo1971
nutso1973
out of (one's) gourd1977
wacko1977
off one's meds1986
1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 34 Do they not..proceede from some odde vaine phantasticall, or phreneticall braines?
1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim (1673) 122 Dæmoniacks and phrenetical people.
1674 J. Owen Disc. Holy Spirit (1693) 195 Some Persons Phrenetical and Enthusiastical, whose Madness is manifest to all.
1728 T. Clarkson Nature Apostolical Confirmation 210 The Rise of this phrenetical sect; spawned somewhere or other over sea.
1848 Littell's Living Age 3 June 478/1 He has been for fifteen years a manager of conspiracies, a phrenetical Jacobin.
1911 W. S. Gilbert Haste to Wedding ii. 165 Madly phrenetical, Highly-strung sensitive Duke!
1950 C. Himes Lonely Crusade (1997) 323 The whiteness of his teeth, the yellowness of his eyes, the redness of his tongue, and the blackness of his skin became writhing hues in her frenetical ecstasy.
1996 Guardian (Nexis) 30 May T6 I become a much nicer human being to be around. I have more clarity, I'm more fun to be with. Less frenetical.
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