Frantically


[fran-tik] /ˈfræn tɪk/

adjective
1.
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
2.
Archaic. insane; mad.
/ˈfræntɪk/
adjective
1.
distracted with fear, pain, joy, etc
2.
marked by or showing frenzy: frantic efforts
3.
(archaic) insane
adj.

mid-14c., “insane,” unexplained variant of Middle English frentik (see frenetic). Transferred meaning “affected by wild excitement” is from late 15c. Of the adverbial forms, frantically (1749) is later than franticly (1540s).

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