frenetic

/fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/adjective

Moving or acting with wild, hurried energy; fast and frantic.

Example sentence

“The newsroom was frenetic in the hour before the deadline.”

Favors pace and rhythm: a frenetic schedule, frenetic trading, the frenetic energy of a newsroom. It shares a root with 'frantic' but sounds more literary.

Related words

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