Definition of Panicky

1. Adjective. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. "The terrified horse bolted"

Exact synonyms: Frightened, Panic-stricken, Panic-struck, Panicked, Terrified
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

panic rev
panic room
panic snap
panically
panick
panicked
panicker
panickers
panickier
panickiest
panickily
panicking
panickingly
panicks
panicky (current term)
panicle
panicled
panicled aster
panicles
panicless
paniclike
panicogenesis
panicogenic
panics
paniculate
paniculated
panicum
panicums
panidiomorphic

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 ..."

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