panically

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adverb

In a panicky manner.

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Meanings

adverbpanically (comparative more panically, superlative most panically)

comparative more panically · superlative most panically

  1. nonstandardrareIn a panicky manner.

    A few seconds later, Trevor along with the rest of the squad emerge from the back room panically trying to run out with the supplies in their hands.

    2012, S. A. Lowry, Nightmare-Z, page 177
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    So I applied a small amount of cream under my right cheek. What I felt shortly afterwards was enough to hectically pull the water bottle out of my bag and wash off the cream panically.

    2023, Iris Seidenstricker, Saving My Skin, page 104

    Synonyms: panickily

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a panicky manner.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panically.

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