hectic
adjective
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc..
hectically
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a word derived from
hectic.
Example Sentences
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The transformation of these characters is given short shrift by the hectically layered book, but their truncated scenes of inner growth are a reminder of where the beating heart of this tale resides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
But with its jumble of clichés, its blatant word-bubble declarations, and its hectically rushed impracticalities, the movie—which is based on a comic-book series—invites an air of antic exaggeration and revved-up stylization.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 8, 2019
Graves adds a desperately needed dash of bravura in an otherwise rather hectically staged “I Am Easily Assimilated.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2019
The writing becomes more shrill, the scenes choppier, the themes at once hectically muddy and overemphatic.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2011
"Then you do really think," hectically, "that if I take this medicine," mechanically reaching out for it, "I shall regain my health?"
From The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville
