panickyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpanᵻki/, U.S.

/ˈpænəki/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: panic n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < panic n.² + -y suffix¹.

A. adj.

Of the nature of panic; expressive of or prompted by panic; affected with panic; apt to panic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] > of or pert to panic(s) > panic-stricken

panic1642

panic-stricken1766

panic-struck1776

panicky1862

panicked1916

1862 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 6 Sept. Unfortunately, the road had been blocked up by panicky teamsters, and it was a long time before the gun was brought back.

1865 Rep. Joint Comm. on Conduct of War (U.S. Congress) 63 The parties to whom my remonstrances were made..began to think I was getting panicky, as they say.

1865 Times 9 Jan. 10/4 The panicky feeling, which was occasioned in Wall-street by the disappointment growing out of [etc.].

1900 Scotsman 2 June 8/3 All of a sudden he made a panicky speech in the House of Lords which was held by the panicky newspapers to justify all that they had said.

1963 ‘R. L. Pike’ Mute Witness viii. 137 Desperate people get panicky, and I never try to second-guess panicky people.

2001 B. Broady In this Block there lives Slag 215 I resisted a sudden panicky urge to open the door and jump for it.

B. n.

Panicky people considered as a class; (also) that which is prompted by panic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > panic > that which is panicky

panicky1912

1912 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. Nov. 119 The expedient, which usually has been put in place..as the salvation of the tottering structure, appears to the panicky as the real pillar.

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey i. xii. 96 ‘That appears to savour of the panicky,’ he said.

1980 B. Chatwin Viceroy of Ouidah v. 116 His first task had been to reform the Dahomean army. He and the King got rid of the paunchy, the panicky and the proven drunks.

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

单词	panicky
释义	panickyadj.n. Brit. /ˈpanᵻki/, U.S. /ˈpænəki/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: panic n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < panic n.² + -y suffix¹. A. adj. Of the nature of panic; expressive of or prompted by panic; affected with panic; apt to panic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] > of or pert to panic(s) > panic-stricken panic1642 panic-stricken1766 panic-struck1776 panicky1862 panicked1916 1862 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 6 Sept. Unfortunately, the road had been blocked up by panicky teamsters, and it was a long time before the gun was brought back. 1865 Rep. Joint Comm. on Conduct of War (U.S. Congress) 63 The parties to whom my remonstrances were made..began to think I was getting panicky, as they say. 1865 Times 9 Jan. 10/4 The panicky feeling, which was occasioned in Wall-street by the disappointment growing out of [etc.]. 1900 Scotsman 2 June 8/3 All of a sudden he made a panicky speech in the House of Lords which was held by the panicky newspapers to justify all that they had said. 1963 ‘R. L. Pike’ Mute Witness viii. 137 Desperate people get panicky, and I never try to second-guess panicky people. 2001 B. Broady In this Block there lives Slag 215 I resisted a sudden panicky urge to open the door and jump for it. B. n. Panicky people considered as a class; (also) that which is prompted by panic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > panic > that which is panicky panicky1912 1912 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. Nov. 119 The expedient, which usually has been put in place..as the salvation of the tottering structure, appears to the panicky as the real pillar. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey i. xii. 96 ‘That appears to savour of the panicky,’ he said. 1980 B. Chatwin Viceroy of Ouidah v. 116 His first task had been to reform the Dahomean army. He and the King got rid of the paunchy, the panicky and the proven drunks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1862
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