frenetic
/fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/adjective
Moving or acting with wild, hurried energy; fast and frantic.
Example sentences
- “The newsroom was frenetic in the hour before the deadline.”
- “The band's frenetic drumming had everyone on their feet.”
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.