Definitions for hectic
ˈhɛk tɪkhec·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. feverish, hecticadjective

   marked by intense agitation or emotion

   "worked at a feverish pace"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 9 votes

1. hecticnoun

   A hectic fever.

2. hecticnoun

   A flush like one produced by such a fever.

3. hecticadjective

   Of a fever, pertaining to bodily reactions characterised by flushed or dry skin.

4. hecticadjective

   Very 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

5. Etymology: From etique, from *, from έκτικός, from έξις, from έξειν.

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1. Hectic

   Hectic is the debut EP by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy. It was released in January 1988 through Lookout! Records (LK 003). Hectic is credited as one of the first ska-core records.In 1991, all 6 tracks from Hectic were later released on the self-titled compilation album, which also featured all the tracks from Energy and two tracks from the Turn It Around! compilation. Hectic was re-released on 12-inch vinyl by Hellcat Records on April 18, 2012. Larry Livermore, founder of Lookout! Records, has said that Lookout! was founded solely to release an Operation Ivy record. Lookout! Records was in fact started with simply a PO Box in order to release records by Livermore's own band, The Lookouts. This was said to emphasize Operation Ivy's importance in Lookout! Records' catalog.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. Hecticadjective

   habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush

2. Hecticadjective

   in a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient

3. Hecticnoun

   hectic fever

4. Hecticnoun

   a hectic flush

5. Etymology: [F. hectique, Gr. habitual, consumptive, fr. habit, a habit of body or mind, fr. to have; akin to Skr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige, sigor, victory, G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. Scheme.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hectic

   -al, hek′tik, -al, adj. pertaining to the constitution or habit of body: affected with hectic fever.—n. Hec′tic, a habitual or remittent fever, usually associated with consumption.—adj. Hec′toid, of a hectic appearance.—Hectic fever, the name given to the fever which occurs in connection with certain wasting diseases of long duration. [Fr.,—Gr. hektikos, habitual—hexis, habit.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hectic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hectic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hectic in a Sentence

1. Kim Kyung-Hoon:

   It was very hectic at the time and it was only afterwards on my laptop I saw ... the girls were in diapers, the mother was wearing a T-shirt with characters from Disney's 'Frozen' film. That was one of my daughter's favorite films when she was younger.

2. Bianca Andreescu:

   I never thought it would be this hectic, but I'm not complaining, this is truly an amazing accomplishment, but I could definitely get used to this feeling. I'm not done yet.

3. Ben Perkins:

   There is a switch from destination retail to shopping on the way to doing something else: work, holiday, business trip. It's about squeezing it in to our hectic lifestyles.

4. Ian Ziering:

   It is with a heavy heart that I tell you Erin and I are splitting up, with our hectic work schedules we could not be busier, and over the last few years have grown apart.

5. Mona Gohara:

   A morning shower allows for time to meditate and regroup before starting a long or hectic day, this mindfulness can decrease inflammation in the skin by keeping levels of a hormone called cortisol capped.

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