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franticly

franticly is the rare spelling of frantically.

Meaning of frantically

Adverb

frantically (comparative more frantically, superlative most frantically)

  1. In a frantic manner.
    • He searched frantically for his passport before the flight.
  2. (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 of franticly

comparativemore franticly
superlativemost franticly

Origin of franticly

From frantic + -ly.

Questions about franticly

What is franticly the rare spelling of?
Franticly is the rare spelling of frantically.

Words near franticly in the dictionary

  1. frantic
  2. frantically
  3. franticity
  4. frantick
  5. frantickly
  6. franticly
  7. franticness
  8. frantics
  9. Frantz
  10. Frantzen
  11. Frantzens

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