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hectic

[ hek-tik ]

adjective

  1. characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:

    The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.

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hectic

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by extreme activity or excitement
  2. associated with, peculiar to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis (esp in the phrases hectic fever, hectic flush )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a hectic fever or flush
  2. rare.
    a person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦳پ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·· t· adverb
  • t·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·t adjective
  • non·t·· adverb
  • ܲ·t adjective
  • un·t·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hectic1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek پó “habitual, consumptive,” adjective derivative of é澱 “possession, state, habit,” equivalent to hech- (base of é𾱲 “to have, hold, keep”) + -sis -sis; replacing Middle English etyk, from Middle French
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hectic1

C14: from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos habitual, from hexis state, from ekhein to have
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She spent a hectic week catching up with friends and college work at Florida State University, where she is in the penultimate year of a sports management degree, before heading to Texas.

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Adriana Jasso, who coordinates the U.S.-Mexico program for the Service Committee, recalled that hectic time and the group’s aid effort.

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The lawsuit has accused governing bodies of disregarding player welfare and included a quote from four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, who criticised the hectic calendar last September.

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Try to enjoy those chaotic, hectic moments as a family, because you will be sharing them 20 years from now.

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“It was real hectic for a n— recently. It got real sticky real quick.”

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