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Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.

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  1. a. Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.
  2. adj. excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
  3. adj. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
  4. Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted. Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! Shak. Torrents of frantic abuse. Macaulay. -- Fran"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Fran"tic*ly, adv. Shak. -- Fran"tic*ness, n. Johnson.
  5. Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! Shak.Torrents of frantic abuse. Macaulay.-- Fran"tic*al*ly, adv.-- Fran"tic*ly, adv. Shak.-- Fran"tic*ness, n. Johnson.
  6. j:100 s. excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion