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Frantic vs Feverish - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between frantic and feverish

is that frantic is insane, mentally unstable while feverish is in the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature.

frantic

English

Alternative forms

* frantick (obsolete) * phrantic (chiefly obsolete) * phrantick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Insane, mentally unstable.
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XV:
  • Master have mercy on my sonne, for he is franticke : and ys sore vexed.
  • In a state of panic, worry, frenzy or rush.
  • They returned the missing child to his frantic mother.
  • Extremely energetic
  • frantic music
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.}}

    Synonyms

    * frenetic, frenzied

    Anagrams

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    feverish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature.
  • The illness made him feverish , so they applied cold compresses.
  • Filled with excess energy.
  • He worked with feverish excitement.

    Derived terms

    * feverishly * feverish matter * feverishness * feverish urine