hectic
21hectic — UK [ˈhektɪk] / US adjective full of busy activity This week has been really hectic. hectic trading on the stock exchange Derived word: hectically UK [ˈhektɪklɪ] / US adverb …
22hectic — / hektɪk/ adjective wild, very active ● a hectic day on the Stock Exchange ● After last week’s hectic trading, this week has been very calm …
23hectic — [14] The use of hectic for referring to ‘great haste or confusion’ is a surprisingly recent development, not recorded before the first decade of the 20th century. It originally meant in English ‘suffering from fever, particularly of the sort that …
24hectic — hectically, hecticly, adv. hecticness, n. /hek tik/, adj. characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting. [1350 1400; ME < LL hecticus < Gk hektikós habitual,… …
25hectic — adjective a) Of a fever, pertaining to bodily reactions characterised by flushed or dry skin. The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds b) Very busy with activity and confusion;… …
26hectic — adj. Hectic is used with these nouns: ↑life, ↑lifestyle, ↑pace, ↑schedule, ↑trading …
27hectic — adjective 1》 full of incessant or frantic activity. 2》 Medicine, archaic affected by or denoting a recurrent fever typically accompanying tuberculosis, with flushed cheeks and hot, dry skin. noun Medicine, archaic a hectic fever or flush.… …
28hectic — adjective the trip to the airport was hectic Syn: frantic, frenetic, frenzied, feverish, manic, busy, active, fast and furious, fast paced; lively, brisk, bustling, buzzing, abuzz Ant: leisurely …
29hectic — adj. occurring regularly. A hectic fever is a fever that typically develops in the afternoons, in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis …
30Hectic fever — Hectic Hec tic, a. [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}.] 1. Habitual;… …
