frantic

Plural: frantics

Adjective Satellite

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
- "frantic with anger and frustration"
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
- "something frantic in their gaiety"

Adj

Insane, mentally unstable.
In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.
Extremely energetic.

Noun

A person who is insane or mentally unstable, madman.

Adjective

Wildly excited, distressed, or agitated, often due to worry.

Examples

frantic music
He became FRANTIC when he realized he was just one letter short of a winning seven-letter word.
They returned the missing child to his frantic mother.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English frantike, frentik, variant of frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Late Latin phreneticus, alteration of phreniticus, from φρενιτικός (phrenitikós, “mad, suffering from inflammation of the brain”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “the brain”). Doublet of frenetic and phrenitic.

Synonyms

delirious, excited, frenetic, frenzied, mad, phrenetic, unrestrained

Scrabble Score: 12

frantic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
frantic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frantic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

frantic: valid Words With Friends Word