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Panicky

//ˈpænɪki// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    In a state of panic.

    "At six feet the panicky thought rushed into my mind, What if he will not run? Why, then I shall club him, came the answer. In my fear I had forgotten that I was there to get the bull instead of to make him run. And just then he gave a snort and a snarl and rushed at me."

Adjective
  1. 1
    thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation wordnet

Etymology

From panic + -y.

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