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
There, Shaw displays a thrilling tension between complexity and fury, his intricate solo lines yielding to hectically intense high-energy blasts and shrieks.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 8, 2016
It hasn’t always been the most organized experiment, conducted hectically between two parents working full time while raising three boys.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2016
Because the more hectically overworked your are, the logic goes, the better a mother you must be.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2013
He was, for some years, hectically feverish; and, though he found some alleviation of his distemper, never obtained a perfect recovery of his health.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons by Samuel Johnson
