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English Dictionary: frantically by the DICT Development Group
2 results for frantically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frantically
adv
  1. in an uncontrolled manner; "she fought back madly" [syn: madly, frantically]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frantic \Fran"tic\, a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L.
      phreneticus, from Gr. [?]. See {Frenzy}, and cf. {Frenetic},
      {Phrenetic}.]
      Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly;
      distracted.
  
               Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! --Shak.
  
               Torrents of frantic abuse.                     --Macaulay.
      -- {Fran"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Fran"tic*ly}, adv. --Shak. --
      {Fran"tic*ness}, n. --Johnson.
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