frantically en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
From earlier franticly, equivalent to frantic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a frantic manner.
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.
2021 February 18, David Sirota, “Cuomo-gate: a Nixonian scandal is engulfing New York”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2021, retrieved 14 Dec 2021:He searched frantically for his passport before the flight.
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(UK, archaic, slang) 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."
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| franticly | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| more frantically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most frantically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| frantickly | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Translations (25)
fi raivoisasti (in a frantic manner) · el αλλόφρονα (in a frantic manner) · es desesperadamente (in a frantic manner) · fi riehakkaasti (in a frantic manner) · bg неистово (in a frantic manner) · ca frenèticament (in a frantic manner) · nl verwoed (in a frantic manner) · de wie verrückt (in a frantic manner) · de hektisch (in a frantic manner) · el εμμανώς (in a frantic manner) · cs zoufale (in a frantic manner) · grc ἐμμανῶς (in a frantic manner) · nl woest (in a frantic manner) · ro frenetic (in a frantic manner) · de verzweifelt (in a frantic manner) · ru безу́мно (in a frantic manner) · fr frénétiquement (in a frantic manner) · nl krankzinnig (in a frantic manner) · es frenéticamente (in a frantic manner) · fi vauhkosti (in a frantic manner) · fi vimmatusti (in a frantic manner) · ru неи́стово (in a frantic manner) · fr éperdument (in a frantic manner) · fi hurjasti (in a frantic manner) · pl gorączkowo (in a frantic manner)