frenzied Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
    manic.
    • a frenzied attack
    • a frenzied mob
    • the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter
    • outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity
  2. adjective satellite excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
    frenetic; frantic; phrenetic.
    • frantic with anger and frustration
    • frenetic screams followed the accident
    • a frenzied look in his eye

WordNet


Fren"zied past participle & adjective
Definitions
  1. Affected with frenzy; frantic; maddened. -- Fren"zied-ly, adv.
    The people frenzied by centuries of oppression. Buckle.
    Up starting with a frenzied look. Sir W Scott.

Webster 1913