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panickiest

panickiest is the superlative form of panicky.

Meaning of panicky

Adjective

panicky (comparative more panicky, superlative most panicky)

  1. In a state of panic.
    • At six feet the panicky thought rushed into my mind, What if he will not run? Why, then I shall club him, came the answer. In my fear I had forgotten that I was there to get the bull instead of to make him run. And just then he gave a snort and a snarl and rushed at me.1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC

Questions about panickiest

What is panickiest the superlative form of?
Panickiest is the superlative form of panicky.

Words near panickiest in the dictionary

  1. panicked
  2. panickedly
  3. panicker
  4. panickers
  5. panickier
  6. panickiest
  7. panickily
  8. panickiness
  9. panicking
  10. panickingly
  11. panickings

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