frantically

adv

Etymology: From earlier franticly, equivalent to frantic + -ally.

1. 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.”

2. Extremely; terribly.

   “"Oh yes; come in, Mr Carrados," she exclaimed graciously. "We are not quite strangers, you know. You found out something for Aunt Pigs; I forget what, but she was most frantically impressed."”