frantically /ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/ adverb2 •In a frantic manner.He searched frantically for his passport before the flight. •(slang, no longer used) 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." — 1914 formsmore frantically · most frantically