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. — odexed
Tom struggled frantically to get out of the cave before high tide would flood it.
Tom struggled frantically.
ruТом отчаянно боролся. — odexed
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