Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to panic; inclined to panic or sudden fright; disposed to disseminate panic; affected by panic used particularly with reference to operations of trade or commerce: as, the market was very panicky.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Same as
panic-stricken .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In a state of
panic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
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Examples
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"It's a short-term panicky mode that people are in."
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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"It's a short-term panicky mode that people are in."
Bloomberg 2010
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"It's a short-term panicky mode that people are in."
Bloomberg 2010
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Go on the attack and she risks being labelled panicky and desperate.
Hillary Hits Obama In New Speech: "I've Heard A Lot Of Talk About Turning The Page" 2009
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The Pan of the universe drives people panicky, that is they lose speech.
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy Cristaudo, Wayne 2008
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You just can't see him because this so-called panicky deer won't stand up.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2008
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That isn't being fearful or panicky, that is just good sense.
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That isn't being fearful or panicky, that is just good sense. vendari01 wrote: Boogerman, you can see a car coming at you, if you look, and not step out in front of it.
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The decline has elicited a response from officials here that economists described as panicky, including a number of plans that would have seemed inconceivable a few months ago.
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The Minnesota GOP has already released an ad that drills down on all of this, recalling Dayton's flight from DC because he was worried about the threat of terrorism, calling him "panicky" and "erratic."
Mark Dayton, Minnesota Gubernatorial Nominee, Assailed By GOP For Being 'Panicky...Erratic' (VIDEO) 2010
chained_bear commented on the word panicky
"Make a show of resistance, panicky and disorganized, like a whaler might... Present company excepted, Mister Hogg." --Captain Aubrey, "Master and Commander"
February 21, 2007