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franticly

adv

Etymology

From frantic + -ly.

  1. derived from phreneticus
  2. derived from frenetique
  3. derived from frantike
  4. suffixed as franticly — “frantic + ly”

Definitions

  1. Rare spelling of frantically.

    • As she cried thus franticly, to ears which she was taught to believe were stopped by death, the lover she invoked opened the door in person, just in time to prevent her sinking on the ground.
    • We started back off down the road, I franticly looked everywhere off the side of the road thinking maybe he crashed, or maybe he was hurt. I didn't know and thoughts were flooding my mind.
    • They were probably pouring brandy and smoking, slumped over Father's desk, franticly going through papers and financial statements.

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