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fr-uh-NET-ik/frəˈnetɪk/

Frenetic means fast, energetic, and somewhat uncontrolled: frenetic copy, frenetic activity. Hectic is everyday; foyer speed is not a sampling frame.

Meaning

Fast, energetic, and somewhat uncontrolled.

Examples

• “Frenetic foyer copy is not a sampling frame; name the slice.”
• “Hectic is everyday. Frantic is the close twin. Speed is a vibe. A named list with a date is methods. Write the frame; then keep the pace if the clause still sits on a fact.”

Good to know

Wildly busy and fast. Everyday: hectic. Foyer speed ≠ a frame.

Near in meaning

frantic, hectic, feverish

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