Hectic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛktɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hectic is an adjective meaning (figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
Meaning
(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
More Meanings
- A hectic fever.
- A flush like one produced by such a fever.
- (obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
- (obsolete) Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.
Example Sentences
hectic fever
Phoenix:It must have been too hectic that night to clean up.
Ann had a hectic cough, and many unfavourable prognostics […].
[…] Do it England, / For like the Hecticke in my blood he rages, / And thou muſt cure me: […]
Word Forms
- hectick
- hectical
- hectics
Synonyms for hectic
Depending on context, synonyms include feverish, agitated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include agitated, feverish, busy, intense, turbulent, strenuous.
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