[fran.tic] adj [ME frenetik, frantik--more at frenetic] (14c) 1 a archaic: mentally deranged b: emotionally out of control "~ with anger and frustration"
2: marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity "made a ~ search for the lost child" -- fran.ti.cal.ly adv -- fran.tic.ness n