panicky
- a word derived from panic.
Example Sentences
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In fact, cash levels remained unaltered from March at 4.3%, still some way off the panicky highs of 4.8% in April 2025 and 6.3% in October 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Markets bounced back by May, suggesting the “triple red” was just a panicky hiccup.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
The urge to upshift early is the stuff of panicky, fight-or-flight responses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
During an observation session, the social worker said Lucy became very "panicky" when her foster carer stood up to leave the room.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
He hadn’t seen them before because they were so widely spaced, but now he made out the signs of the buck’s panicky leap down the slope below, with the bear tracks racing after it.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
