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frantically

adv
/ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/

Etymology

From earlier franticly, equivalent to frantic + -ally.

  1. derived from phreneticus
  2. derived from frenetique
  3. derived from frantike
  4. suffixed as frantically — “frantic + -ally”

Definitions

  1. In a frantic manner.

    • He searched frantically for his passport before the flight.

  2. Extremely

    Extremely; terribly.

    • "Oh yes; come in, Mr Carrados," she exclaimed graciously. "We are not quite strangers, you know. You found out something for Aunt Pigs; I forget what, but she was most frantically impressed."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA