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- DictionaryHec·tic/ˈhektik/
adjective
- 1. full of incessant or frantic activity: "a hectic business schedule"
- 2. relating to, affected by, or denoting a regularly recurrent fever typically accompanying tuberculosis, with flushed cheeks and hot, dry skin. archaic
noun
- 1. a hectic fever or flush. archaic
Hectic can mean very busy, feverish, or flushed, depending on the context. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of hectic from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Hectic means full of activity, or very busy and fast. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
Hectic means characterized by intense agitation, excitement, or confusion. It can also refer to symptoms of tuberculosis or a person who is consumptive. See examples, synonyms, and word history of hectic.
When things get hectic, people sometimes say things are getting crazy or bananas: events are happening too fast for us to keep up, so we tend to get agitated or even angry. Because there's so much work to do, being a student is often a hectic job.
Hectic means feverish, frantic, or characterized by confusion, rush, or excitement. It comes from the Greek word for habitual or consumptive, and was originally used to describe a type of fever.
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Learn the meaning of hectic as an adjective to describe a very busy and rushed situation or a symptom of tuberculosis. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and translations of hectic in different languages.
Hectic means characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste, or associated with a fever that fluctuates during the day. Find out more about the origin, usage, and translations of hectic in this comprehensive online dictionary.
