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hectic

[hek-tik]

adjective

  1. characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc..

    The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.

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hectic

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by extreme activity or excitement

  2. associated with, peculiar to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis (esp in the phrases hectic fever, hectic flush )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a hectic fever or flush

  2. rarea person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • hectically adverb
  • hecticly adverb
  • hecticness noun
  • nonhectic adjective
  • nonhectically adverb
  • unhectic adjective
  • unhectically adverb
  • ˈ𳦳پ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hectic1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek پó “habitual, consumptive,” adjective derivative of é澱 “possession, state, habit,” equivalent to hech- (base of é𾱲 “to have, hold, keep”) + -sis -sis; replacing Middle English etyk, from Middle French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hectic1

C14: from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos habitual, from hexis state, from ekhein to have
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Example Sentences

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In the past few weeks, things have gotten hectic for the em dash.

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In the past two weeks, as hectic diplomatic efforts to bring about a ceasefire in Ukraine have failed, Russia has intensified its push, making its most significant advances since January.

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The staging transitions in dreamlike fashion from the hospital to Pondicherry, India, where Pi grew up in a happy, hectic ferment of adolescence.

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How are the Housewives expected to ease a new romantic prospect into their lives amid hectic filming schedules and ceaseless arguments?

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Covering full-back, wing and centre is useful on a hectic tour and would potentially give Farrell more licence to load the bench with forwards.

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