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hectic
[hek-tik]
adjective
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc..
The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
Synonyms: , , ,
hectic
/ ˈɛɪ /
adjective
characterized by extreme activity or excitement
associated with, peculiar to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis (esp in the phrases hectic fever, hectic flush )
noun
a hectic fever or flush
rarea person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush
Other Word Forms
- hectically adverb
- hecticly adverb
- hecticness noun
- nonhectic adjective
- nonhectically adverb
- unhectic adjective
- unhectically adverb
- ˈپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hectic1
Example Sentences
In the past few weeks, things have gotten hectic for the em dash.
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.
The staging transitions in dreamlike fashion from the hospital to Pondicherry, India, where Pi grew up in a happy, hectic ferment of adolescence.
How are the Housewives expected to ease a new romantic prospect into their lives amid hectic filming schedules and ceaseless arguments?
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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