frantic

/ˈfræntɪk/ adjective

Definition

FAST › done in a fast and excited way and not calm or organized: a frantic search

WORRIED › very worried or frightened: frantic calls for help I got home to find Joe frantic with worry.

frantically adverb › Laura was searching frantically for her keys.

(Definition of frantic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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