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hec·tic
(hĕk′tĭk)adj.
1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste: "There was nothing feverish or hectic about his vigor" (Erik Erikson).
2. Medicine Of, relating to, or being a fever that fluctuates during the day, as in tuberculosis or septicemia.
3. Consumptive; feverish.
4. Flushed.
[Middle English etik, recurring fever, from Old French etique, from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos, habitual, consumptive (as a fever), from hexis, habit, from ekhein, to be in a certain condition; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]
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hectic
(ˈhɛktɪk)adj
1. characterized by extreme activity or excitement
2. (Pathology) associated with, peculiar to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis (esp in the phrases hectic fever, hectic flush)
n
3. (Pathology) a hectic fever or flush
4. (Pathology) rare a person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush
[C14: from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos habitual, from hexis state, from ekhein to have]
ˈhectically, ˈhecticly adv
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hec•tic
(ˈhɛk tɪk)adj.
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.
[1350–1400; Middle English etyk < Middle French < Late Latin hecticus < Greek hektikós habitual, consumptive, adj. corresponding to héxis habit, state; see cachexia, -tic]
hec′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | hectic - marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace" agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" |
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hectic
adjective frantic, chaotic, frenzied, heated, wild, excited, furious, fevered, animated, turbulent, flurrying, frenetic, boisterous, feverish, tumultuous, flustering, riotous, rumbustious The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.
relaxing, calm, peaceful, tranquil
relaxing, calm, peaceful, tranquil
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Translations
مَشغول جِداً
horečnývzrušený
hektisk
erilsamur
karštligiškas
drudžainsnemierīgs
vročičen
hareketlikoşuşturmalı
hectic
[ˈhektɪk] ADJ (fig) → agitadohe has a hectic life → lleva una vida muy agitada
the hectic pace of modern life → el ritmo agitado de la vida moderna
we had three hectic days → tuvimos tres días llenos de frenética actividad
things are pretty hectic here → vamos como locos
the journey was pretty hectic → el viaje era para volverse loco
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hectic
[ˈhɛktɪk] adj (= busy) [life, pace] → trépidant(e); [schedule] → très chargé(e); [day, year, period] → mouvementé(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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hectic
[ˈhɛktɪk] adj (busy) → frenetico/a; (eventful) → movimentato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hectic
(ˈhektik) adjective very busy; rushed. Life is hectic these days.
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hec·tic
a. hético-a, febril; agitado-a; consumido-a, tísico-a.
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