Frantically

Frantically
Frantic Fran"tic, a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L. phreneticus, from Gr. ?. See {Frenzy}, and cf. {Frenetic}, {Phrenetic}.] Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted. [1913 Webster]

Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Torrents of frantic abuse. --Macaulay. -- {Fran"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Fran"tic*ly}, adv. --Shak. -- {Fran"tic*ness}, n. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]


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  • frantically — adv. Frantically is used with these adjectives: ↑busy Frantically is used with these verbs: ↑bark, ↑beat, ↑beg, ↑dash, ↑gesture, ↑kick, ↑paddle, ↑pedal, ↑push, ↑race, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • frantically — frantic ► ADJECTIVE 1) distraught with fear, anxiety, etc. 2) done in a hurried and chaotic way. DERIVATIVES frantically adverb franticness noun. ORIGIN Old French frenetique violently mad , from Greek phrenitis (see FRENETIC(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • frantically — adverb see frantic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • frantically — See frantic. * * * …   Universalium

  • frantically — adverb In a frantic way …   Wiktionary

  • frantically — Synonyms and related words: angrily, deliriously, demonically, desperately, distractedly, fanatically, fiercely, frenetically, frenziedly, furiously, hotly, insensately, like mad, like one possessed, madly, mindlessly, rabidly, riotously,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • frantically — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb In a violent, strenuous way: fiercely, fren ziedly, furiously, hard, strenuously. See STRONG …   English dictionary for students

  • frantically — adv. wildly, madly, hysterically …   English contemporary dictionary

  • frantically — fran·ti·cal·ly …   English syllables

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