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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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

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hectic

adjective
1. Characterized by intense emotion and activity:
2. Being at a higher temperature than is normal or desirable:
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Translations
مَشغول جِداً
horečnývzrušený
hektisk
erilsamur
karštligiškas
drudžainsnemierīgs
vročičen
hareketlikoşuşturmalı

hectic

[ˈhektɪk] ADJ (fig) → agitado
he has a hectic lifelleva una vida muy agitada
the hectic pace of modern lifeel ritmo agitado de la vida moderna
we had three hectic daystuvimos tres días llenos de frenética actividad
things are pretty hectic herevamos como locos
the journey was pretty hecticel viaje era para volverse loco
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hectic

[ˈhɛktɪk] adj (= busy) [life, pace] → trépidant(e); [schedule] → très chargé(e); [day, year, period] → mouvementé(e)
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hectic

adj (also Med) → hektisch; hectic colour (Med) → hektische Röte
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hectic

[ˈhɛktɪk] adj (busy) → frenetico/a; (eventful) → movimentato/a
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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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Some of the parties, intending to contest the polls under the fold of the electoral alliances, are also hecticly engaged to each other to reach to the consensus to form of the alliance coupled with the special intention, almost by all political parties, to get maximum share of seats for fielding their respective candidates under the proposed alliances.
Because of her, everyone is forced to scramble hecticly to try and prevent the long- and well-hidden family secrets from being unveiled.