Frantically

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! --Shak.
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           Torrents of frantic abuse.               --Macaulay.
     -- {Fran"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Fran"tic*ly}, adv. --Shak. --
     {Fran"tic*ness}, n. --Johnson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frantically
       adv : in an uncontrolled manner; "they searched frantically for
             their child"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "frantically":
     angrily, deliriously, demonically, desperately, distractedly,
     fanatically, fiercely, frenetically, frenziedly, furiously, hotly,
     insensately, like mad, like one possessed, madly, mindlessly,
     rabidly, riotously, severely, stormily, tempestuously, troublously,
     turbulently, uncontrollably, uproariously, violently, wildly