phrenetic

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This was very new; it was also very strange what a fascination he found in his phrenetic exercises.

From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

The native Irish, then, have a remarkable tradition, as old, at least, as the seventh or eighth century, that phrenetic madmen lose the corporeal quality of weight.

From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various

It was a gymnastic exercise rather than a dance, the delirium of an acrobat, a phrenetic movement like the war dances of African tribes.

From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances

They tell us that, as the disorder proceeds, it eats into the brain; either causing the dog to be destroyed, or driving it phrenetic.

From The Dog by Dinks

Weakly at first he fought off his captor; then, as fear overwhelmed him, he became possessed of a phrenetic energy and struggled with the strength of two men.

From The Winds of Chance by Beach, Rex Ellingwood