Entry Word: frenzied

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being in a state of increased activity or agitation <the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas> — see feverish 1
2 feeling overwhelming fear or worry <frenzied rescue workers searched through the snow, looking for more victims of the avalanche> — see frantic 1
3 marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity <the frenzied pace of the first week of the new school year> — see furious 1