frantic

Universal Words adjective 1 done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized: a frantic dash / search / struggle * They made frantic attempts to revive him. * Things are frantic in the office right now. * They worked with frantic haste. 2 unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about sth: frantic with worry * Let's go back. Your parents must be getting frantic by now. * The children are driving me frantic (= making me very annoyed). frantically adverb: They worked frantically to finish on time.