frenzied

• phrenzied (chiefly archaic)

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɛnzid/

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frenzied (comparative more frenzied, superlative most frenzied)

1. In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.

   Preparations for the president's arrival made for a frenzied week.

   • 1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268:

     Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers.

   • 2025 May 21, Jonathan Wilson, “Spurs prevail with Mourinho blueprint and ultra pragmatism in baffling final”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     From the off, the game was bewilderingly frenzied. There was little pattern, little composure, no sense of feeling the opponent out, just a manic intensity as though neither side could quite believe they were in a European final.

• frenzy

• “frenzied”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.