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Definition of Panicky
1. Adjective. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. "The terrified horse bolted"
Similar to: Afraid
Derivative terms: Panic
Definition of Panicky
1. Adjective. In a state of panic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Panicky
1. tending to panic [adj -ICKIER, -ICKIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Panicky
Literary usage of Panicky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. World History, 1815-1920 by Eduard Fueter (1922)
"Even harmless notions now awakened a kind of panicky fear. ... Like every panicky
movement, this fear of revolution lasted only a relatively short time in ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"In November there was a panicky fall in values, until about the 20th, when there
came a sharp recovery. Almost daily the cable reported an unsettled feeling ..."
3. The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases by Boris Sidis (1916)
"On my way home I could feel that there was a slight bleeding going on in the back
of my throat, I became panicky, had to stand by the door of the car where ..."
4. The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases by Boris Sidis (1916)
"In all these panicky times my heart would beat more rapidly, and perspiration
would come out on my body. "When playing bridge, during an important turn of ..."
5. Stabilizing the Price of Certain Agricultural Products: Hearings Before the by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (1922)
"But the price immediately began to drop after that price was fixed, and they
continued to drop—for this reason, I think, that the farmers got panicky, ..."
6. Shortage of Sugar: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the ... 75th Congress by Committee on Manufactures, United States, Senate, Congress (1918)
"The public were thrown into a panicky state of mind by the sensational stories
and 11 great deal of consumer hoarding developed, and at no place was it more ..."