Hectic

noun

/ˈhɛktɪk/

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.nounA hectic fever.

2.nounA flush like one produced by such a fever.

3.adjectiveDenoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.

"hectic fever"

4.adjectivePertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.

5.adjectiveVery busy with activity and confusion; feverish.

"The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds"

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