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hectic
[ hek-tik ]
/ ËhÉk tÉȘk /
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adjective
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
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Origin of hectic
OTHER WORDS FROM hectic
Words nearby hectic
heckle, heckler, heckuva, hect-, hectare, hectic, hecto-, hectocotylus, hectogram, hectograph, hectoliter
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British Dictionary definitions for hectic
hectic
/ (ËhÉktÉȘk) /
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
rare a person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush
Derived forms of hectic
hectically, adverbWord Origin for hectic
C14: from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos habitual, from hexis state, from ekhein to have
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