frantically
adv/ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/
Etymology From earlier franticly, equivalent to frantic + -ally.
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In a frantic manner.
- He searched frantically for his passport before the flight.
- Amid a cacophony of demands for Cuomo to resign, the governor and his aides are frantically trying to cover up the basic facts of what happened, and that includes launching a Nixonian campaign of intimidation and retribution against Democratic lawmakers who have for months been sounding the alarm.2021 February 18, David Sirota, “Cuomo-gate: a Nixonian scandal is engulfing New York”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2021, retrieved 14 Dec 2021: