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hec·tic
I. \ˈhektik, -tēk\ adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Late Latin hecticus) of Middle English etyk (as in fever etyk hectic fever), from Middle French etique, from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos habitual, habit-forming, consumptive, from hekt- (akin to echein to have) + -ikos -ic — more at scheme
1.
a. : habitual, constitutional, persistent; specifically of a fever : fluctuating but persistently recurrent
< hectic fevers are characteristic of tuberculosis and septicemia >
b. : characteristic of or habitually accompanying a hectic fever
< the hectic flush of tuberculosis >
2. : marked by a hectic condition : having a hectic fever : consumptive
< a hectic patient >
3. : having a glowing quality : flushed, red
< the hectic color had brightened in the boy's impatient face — Harriet La Barre >
4. : characterized by excitement, bustle, or feverish activity : restless
< the hectic years after oil was discovered — Harold Griffin >
< hectic travel through thirty different countries — Carveth Wells >
< things were so hectic we couldn't even keep track of the people, let alone the material — N.O.Wahlstrom >
• hec·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English etyk, short for fever etyk
1. : a hectic fever
2. : one affected by a hectic fever; especially : consumptive
3. : hectic flush |