Sekirov Dictionary

hectic

/ˈhɛktɪk/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 3

adjective3

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Very busy with activity and confusion.
- The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds
(no longer used) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
•
(no longer used) Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.
- Ann had a hectic cough, and many unfavourable prognostics […]. — 1788

noun2

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(no longer used) A hectic fever.
- […] Do it England, / For like the Hecticke in my blood he rages, / And thou must cure me: […] — 1599
•
(no longer used) A flush like one produced by such a fever.
- The poor Franciscan made no reply: a hectic of a moment pass’d across his cheek, but could not tarry […] — 1768

forms

hectics · more hectic · most hectic

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