Frantically
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Frantically is an adverb meaning In a frantic manner.
Meaning
In a frantic manner.
More Meanings
- (UK, archaic, slang) Extremely; terribly.
Example Sentences
He searched frantically for his passport before the flight.
"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."
Amid a cacophony of demands for Cuomo to resign, the governor and his aides are frantically trying to cover up the basic facts of what happened, and that includes launching a Nixonian campaign of intimidation and retribution against Democratic lawmakers who have for months been sounding the alarm.
Word Forms
- frantickly
- franticly
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frustratingly, madly, distressingly, wildly, desperately, badly.
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