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Hectic - English meaning

Hectic – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Full of incessant or frantic activity.

Usage examples:

A hectic business schedule

Synonims:

FranticFreneticFrenziedFeverishManicRestlessVery busyVery activeFast and furiousLivelyBriskBustlingBuzzingVibrantCrowdedHeavingLike piccadilly circus
adjective

Relating to or affected by a regularly recurrent fever typically accompanying tuberculosis, with flushed cheeks and hot, dry skin.

Usage examples:

He likens the maladies of a state to the hectic fever.
noun

A hectic fever or flush.

Usage examples:

At the same time the irritative fever and hectic hitherto so much dreaded in large abscesses are, w…
adjective

Busy, fast, and full of activity

Usage examples:

A hectic schedule, the hectic pace of city life
adjective

Extremely busy

Usage examples:

Business has been hectic recently., a hectic day/week/month, she wants to get away from the hectic …

Hectic translation into English

Hectic: translate from English into Chinese

Translate hectic into Chinese (Simplified)}
忙碌的, 发热的, 肺病的

Hectic: translate from English into Dutch

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Hectisch, Koortsig

Hectic: translate from English into French

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Trépidant, Fiévreux, Terrible

Hectic: translate from English into German

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Hektisch

Hectic: translate from English into Hindi

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अतिव्यस्तता, फेफड़े का क्षयरोगी, उत्तेजित, जोरशोर का, तेज़ी का, जोशभरा, प्रचंड

Hectic: translate from English into Italian

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Frenetico, Febbrile, Etico, Agitato, Tisico

Hectic: translate from English into Korean

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흥분한, 소모열의

Hectic: translate from English into Russian

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Суматошный, Беспокойный, Лихорадочный, Гектический, Чахоточный, Возбужденный, Чахоточный больной, Чахоточный румянец

Hectic: translate from English into Spanish

Translate hectic into Spanish}
Agitado, Frenético, Febril, Loco

Word origin

late Middle English etik, via Old French from late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos ‘habitual’, from hexis ‘habit, state of mind or body’. The original association with the symptoms of tub

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Hectic – similar words

hectically

adverb

In a way that is full of activity, or very busy and fast

Usage examples:

We were hectically trying to get everything ready for the party before the first guests arrived., w…
Hectically - all meanings in English

Hectic synonims

brisk

adjective

Active and energetic.

Usage examples:

A good brisk walk
verb

Quicken something.

Usage examples:

Mary brisked up her pace
adjective

Quick, energetic, and active

Usage examples:

I took a brisk walk., business has been brisk lately., a brisk (= cold but pleasant) wind blew acro…
Brisk - all meanings in English

bustling

adjective

(of a place) full of activity.

Usage examples:

The bustling little town
verb

Move in an energetic and busy manner.

Usage examples:

People clutching clipboards bustled about
adjective

If a place is bustling, it is full of busy activity

Usage examples:

This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years., the house, …
Bustling - all meanings in English

buzzing

adjective

Making a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

A buzzing fly
noun

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

I remember buzzing in my ears
verb

Make a low, continuous humming sound.

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes were buzzing all around us
Buzzing - all meanings in English

crowded

adjective

(of a space) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed.

Usage examples:

A very crowded room
verb

(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.

Usage examples:

The dance floor was crowded with revellers
adjective

Full of people

Usage examples:

It’s a popular and often crowded place.
Crowded - all meanings in English

feverish

adjective

Having or showing the symptoms of a fever.

Usage examples:

She felt sick and feverish
adjective

Having a fever

Usage examples:

I’m feeling a little feverish – i hope it’s not the flu., they worked from dark to dawn at a feveri…
Feverish - all meanings in English

frantic

adjective

Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.

Usage examples:

She was frantic with worry
adjective

Done in a very great hurry and often in a state of excitement or confusion

Usage examples:

Rescuers made frantic efforts to dig out people buried by the mudslide., when his wife arrived at t…
adjective

Urgent and involving a lot of activity

Usage examples:

There have been frantic attempts by central banks to restore order on the exchanges., more than 240…
Frantic - all meanings in English

frenetic

adjective

Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.

Usage examples:

A frenetic pace of activity
adjective

Involving a lot of movement or activity; extremely active, excited, or uncontrollable

Usage examples:

Americans like fast cars, fast-food restaurants, and a frenetic pace of life.
Frenetic - all meanings in English

frenzied

adjective

Wildly excited or uncontrolled.

Usage examples:

A frenzied attack
adjective

Uncontrolled and excited, sometimes violent

Usage examples:

The office was a scene of frenzied activity this morning., as the evening wore on the dancing got m…
Frenzied - all meanings in English

heaving

adjective

(of a place) extremely crowded.

Usage examples:

The foyer was absolutely heaving with people
verb

Lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort.

Usage examples:

She heaved the sofa back into place
Heaving - all meanings in English

lively

adjective

Full of life and energy; active and outgoing.

Usage examples:

A lively and uninhibited girl
adjective

Having or showing a lot of energy and enthusiasm, or showing interesting and exciting thought

Usage examples:

We have a lively group of seniors who meet to discuss the books they’ve read., imelda takes a livel…
Lively - all meanings in English

manic

adjective

(in psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania.

Usage examples:

The manic interludes in depression
adjective

Excited or anxious in a way that causes a lot of physical activity

Usage examples:

She was a manic talker.
Manic - all meanings in English

restless

adjective

Unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.

Usage examples:

The audience grew restless and inattentive
adjective

Moving because you are unable to relax, esp. because you are worried or bored, or (of an activity) having a lot of movement as a characteristic

Usage examples:

He dozed off to a restless sleep., the audience began to get restless., the opposition parties prov…
Restless - all meanings in English

vibrant

adjective

Full of energy and life.

Usage examples:

A vibrant cosmopolitan city
adjective

Energetic, bright, and full of life or excitement

Usage examples:

The city is youthful, vibrant – an exciting place., flowers of vibrant colors were on each table.
adjective

Full of energy and excitement

Usage examples:

A vibrant democracy/economy/market ireland went from a vibrant economy to virtual collapse in the s…
Vibrant - all meanings in English

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