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panically

panically adverb: in a panicky manner.

Adverb

panically (comparative more panically, superlative most panically)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) In 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
    • 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 of panically

Forms of panically

comparativemore panically
superlativemost panically

Questions about panically

What does panically mean?
Panically means in a panicky manner.
What part of speech is panically?
Panically is an adverb.

Words near panically in the dictionary

  1. panic-strike
  2. panic-strikes
  3. panic-striking
  4. panic-struck
  5. panical
  6. panically
  7. panican
  8. panicans
  9. panicar
  10. panicars
  11. Paniccia

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