How to pronounce“hectic”in English
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Definitions of “hectic”
Very busy with activity and confusion.
“The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds”
Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
“hectic fever”
A hectic fever.
“[…] Do it England, / For like the Hecticke in my blood he rages, / And thou muſt cure me: […]”
A flush like one produced by such a fever.
“The poor Franciscan made no reply: a hectic of a moment pass’d across his cheek, but could not tarry […]”
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