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PANICKY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does panicky mean?
• PANICKY (adjective)
The adjective PANICKY has 1 sense:
1. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
Familiarity information: PANICKY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
Synonyms:
frightened; panic-stricken; panic-struck; panicked; panicky; terrified
Context example:
the terrified horse bolted
Similar:
afraid (filled with fear or apprehension)
Derivation:
panic (an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety)
Context examples
At six feet the panicky thought rushed into my mind, What if he will not run?
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
It was the Wild in him, the fear of hurt and of the trap, that had given rise to the panicky impulses to avoid contacts.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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