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Meaning of 'hectic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hectic [ a.]
- Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush.
- In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient.
2 . Hectic [ n.]
- Hectic fever.
- A hectic flush.

Meaning of 'hectic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hectic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by intense agitation or emotion
Example in sentence:
  • worked at a feverish pace

Nearby Words:

hecatomb hecatompedon hecdecane heck heckimal heckle hectare hectocotyli hectocotylized hectocotylus

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