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    hectic
    /ˈhɛktɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. full of incessant or frantic activity: "a hectic business schedule"
    • 2. relating to or affected by a regularly recurrent fever typically accompanying tuberculosis, with flushed cheeks and hot, dry skin. archaic

    noun

    • 1. a hectic fever or flush. archaic

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  2. full of activity, or very busy and fast: a hectic schedule. hectic paceThe area has become a haven for people tired of the hectic pace of city life. Synonyms. feverish. frantic(HURRIED) frenetic. manic. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. full of activity. busy The pub is always busy on a Friday. full She leads a rich, full life.

  3. 1. : characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion. the hectic days before the holidays. 2. a. medical : of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis) b. : having a hectic fever. a hectic patient. 3. : red, flushed. hectic color on her cheeks. hectically. ˈhek-ti-k (ə-)lē. adverb. hectically busy.

  4. Hectic definition: characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.. See examples of HECTIC used in a sentence.

  5. 1. characterized by confused or hurried activity. 2. of or designating a fevered condition, as in tuberculosis, attended by flushed cheeks, hot skin, and emaciation. 3. affected with such fever; consumptive. 4. flushed; red.

  6. (hektɪk ) adjective. A hectic situation is one that is very busy and involves a lot of rushed activity. Despite his hectic work schedule, Benny has rarely suffered poor health. The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic. Synonyms: frantic, chaotic, frenzied, heated More Synonyms of hectic. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. When things get hectic, people sometimes say things are getting crazy or bananas: events are happening too fast for us to keep up, so we tend to get agitated or even angry. Because there's so much work to do, being a student is often a hectic job.

  8. Definition of hectic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. adjective. uk / ˈhektɪk / us. Add to word list Add to word list. extremely busy and full of activity: a hectic day / week. (Definition of hectic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hectic. in Chinese (Traditional) 繁忙的,忙碌的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 繁忙的,忙碌的… See more. in Spanish.

  10. hectic /ˈhɛktɪk/ adj. characterized by extreme activity or excitement. associated with, peculiar to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis (esp in the phrases hectic fever, hectic flush) n. a hectic fever or flush. rare a person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush.

  11. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hectic hec‧tic / ˈhektɪk / adjective 1 BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO very busy or full of activity I’ve had a pretty hectic day. a hectic social life see thesaurus at busy 2 written if your face is a hectic colour , it is very pink the hectic flush on her cheeks Examples from the Corpus hectic ...