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- adverb Obsolete form of
franticly .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sew dem he lays onna his sidez an frantickly swipes him legs unner der trin ta getz dem bak out.
Boss cat is giving you - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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-- Is my child dead? frantickly echoed Mrs. Powis -- Heaven forbid! exclaim'd Sir James and his Lady, arising.
Barford Abbey Susannah Minific Gunning
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The crew were already embarking, before we well understood what they were about; -- but as soon as we comprehended that they were going to desert the ship, we rushed frantickly forward, and demanded to be taken on board.
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A loud cry burst from the lips of the governess; her hands were clasped one single instant upward, in that thanksgiving which oppressed her soul, and then, as recollection returned, Wilder was pressed fondly, frantickly to her bosom, while her voice was neard to say, in the piercing tones of all-powerful nature, --
The Red Rover James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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-- My dear angel, my lovely creature, don't be afraid; look up, and see how frantickly this woman of quality behaves.
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Samuel Richardson 1725
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My dear angel, my lovely creature, don’t be afraid; look up, and see how frantickly this woman of quality behaves.
Pamela 2006
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