panic-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈpanɪklʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpænɪkˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: panic n.², -like suffix.

Etymology: < panic n.² + -like suffix.

Resembling or suggestive of panic.

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1853 N.-Y. Daily Times 2 Aug. 8/4 The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad shares are down to 85... The decline, at first gradual to par, has recently been sudden and panic like.

1870 E. Sweet Future Life 261 A panic-like conviction that I had lost or forgotten something.

1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 782/2 It may be quiet for a time while a wild, panic-like fury impels the reformers.

1944 C. Field Bernard Baruch xv. 247 What they earnestly wanted was some forceful statement from the United States that would allay the paniclike fear which was still engulfing the world.

1996 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 7 May 7/1 The panic-like campaign for the entire Kamba community to board one train, ignores the diversity within that community.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	panic-like
释义	panic-likeadj. Brit. /ˈpanɪklʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpænɪkˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: panic n.², -like suffix. Etymology: < panic n.² + -like suffix. Resembling or suggestive of panic. ΚΠ 1853 N.-Y. Daily Times 2 Aug. 8/4 The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad shares are down to 85... The decline, at first gradual to par, has recently been sudden and panic like. 1870 E. Sweet Future Life 261 A panic-like conviction that I had lost or forgotten something. 1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 782/2 It may be quiet for a time while a wild, panic-like fury impels the reformers. 1944 C. Field Bernard Baruch xv. 247 What they earnestly wanted was some forceful statement from the United States that would allay the paniclike fear which was still engulfing the world. 1996 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 7 May 7/1 The panic-like campaign for the entire Kamba community to board one train, ignores the diversity within that community. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853
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