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1. (adj.) hectic
characterized by confused or hurried activity.
2. hectic
of or designating a fevered condition, as in tuberculosis, attended by flushed cheeks, hot skin, and emaciation.
3. hectic
affected with such fever; consumptive.
4. hectic
flushed; red.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME etyk < MF < LL hecticus < Gk hektikós habitual, consumptive, adj. corresponding to héxis habit, state; see cachexia , -tic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) feverish, hectic
marked by intense agitation or emotion
"worked at a feverish pace"
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1. (adjective) hectic
too busy or full of activity
a hectic day at work; The family's schedule is hectic.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) hectic
habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush
2. (adj) hectic
in a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient
3. (noun) hectic
hectic fever
4. (noun) hectic
a hectic flush
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Sense: very busy; rushed
Life is hectic these days.
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 Afrikaans: wild, woes |
 Arabic: مَشغول جِداً |
 Bulgarian: трескав |
 Brazilian: agitado |
 Czech: horečný, vzrušený |
 German: hektisch |
 Danish: hektisk |
 Greek: πυρετώδης |
 Spanish: febril, frenético |
 Estonian: ärev |
 Farsi: پر درد سر |
 Finnish: hektinen |
 French: trépidant |
 Hebrew: סוֹעֵר, קַדחתַנִי |
 Hindi: चहल-पहल भरा |
 Croatian: groznicav, užurban |
 Hungarian: izgatott |
 Indonesian: sibuk |
 Icelandic: erilsamur |
 Italian: frenetico |
 Japanese: 大忙しの |
 Korean: 몹시 바쁜 |
 Lithuanian: karštas, karštligiškas |
 Latvian: drudžains; nemierīgs |
 Malay: sgt sibuk |
 Dutch: hectisch |
 Norwegian: hektisk, forkavet, oppjag |
 Polish: gorączkowy, szalony |
 Persian: پر درد سر |
 Pashto: تبجن ، ناراحته ، انديښناك |
 Portuguese: agitado |
 Romanian: agitat |
 Russian: суматошный |
 Slovak: rušný |
 Slovenian: vročičen |
 Serbian: užurban |
 Swedish: hektisk |
 Thai: วุ่นวาย |
 Turkish: hareketli, koşuşturmalı |
 Taiwanese: 忙亂的，匆促的 |
 Ukrainian: гарячковий |
 Urdu: مصروف، خلفشار میں مبتلا |
 Vietnamese: bận rộn |
 Chinese: 忙乱的 |
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