different between frenetic vs breakneck
frenetic
English
Alternative forms
- phrenetic (dated)
- phrenetick (obsolete)
- phrentic, phrentick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (phren?tikós, “delirious”), from ???????? (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from ???? (phr?n, “mind”). Compare frantic.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /f???n?t.?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Adjective
frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic)
- Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
- (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
- (obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.
Synonyms
- frantic, frenzied
Related terms
- frantic
- frenzy
Translations
Noun
frenetic (plural frenetics)
- One who is frenetic.
Further reading
- frenetic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- frenetic at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- infecter, reinfect
Romanian
Etymology
From French frénétique
Adjective
frenetic m or n (feminine singular frenetic?, masculine plural frenetici, feminine and neuter plural frenetice)
- frenetic
Declension
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breakneck
English
Etymology
break +? neck
Adjective
breakneck (comparative more breakneck, superlative most breakneck)
- Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
Translations
Noun
breakneck (plural breaknecks)
- A fall that breaks the neck.
- A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.
Anagrams
- creekbank
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