Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Frantic \Fran"tic\, a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L.
phreneticus, from Gr. ?. See {Frenzy}, and cf. {Frenetic},
{Phrenetic}.]
Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly;
distracted.
Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! --Shak.
Torrents of frantic abuse. --Macaulay.
-- {Fran"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Fran"tic*ly}, adv. --Shak. --
{Fran"tic*ness}, n. --Johnson.
Source : WordNet®
frantically
adv : in an uncontrolled manner; "they searched frantically for
their child"