Meaning
2 sensesIn a frantic manner.
He searched frantically for his passport before the flight.
hektisch, verzweifelt, wie verrückt
неи́стовоneístovo, безу́мноbezúmno
in an ungovernable manner
(UK, archaic, slang)Extremely; terribly.
Examples
67 sentencesThey're working frantically to finish before the deadline.
Tom and Mary are frantically trying to get things ready.
Tom looked around frantically.
ruТом лихорадочно огляделся.
Tom struggled frantically to get out of the cave before high tide would flood it.
Tom struggled frantically.
ruТом отчаянно боролся.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
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Origin
From earlier franticly, equivalent to frantic + -ally.From earlier franticly, equivalent to frantic + -ally.
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Forms
more frantically, most frantically| Comparative | more frantically Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most frantically |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in an ungovernable manner:madly
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfrantic
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb