panically

adverb

pan·​i·​cal·​ly

-nə̇k(ə)lē

: in a manner suggesting panic

his voice went up almost panically at the end

—R. M. Coates

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English panical of panic (from English panic entry 2 + -al) + English -ly

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