How do you pronounce panicky?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpænɪki/.

panicky

/ˈpænɪki/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

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"At six feet the panicky thought rushed into my mind, What if he will not run? Why, then I shall club him, came the answer. In my fear I had forgotten that I was there to get the bull instead of to make him run. And just then he gave a snort and a snarl and rushed at me."
"Banning the king from Cop27 looks clumsy. News that Sunak could make a U-turn dash to Egypt having learned that Johnson may go looks panicky."

From panic + -y.

more panicky (comparative) most panicky (superlative)

panickily panickiness unpanicky

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