hectic
hectic
Definition
hec·tic (hek′tik)
adjective
- designating or of the fever accompanying wasting diseases, esp. tuberculosis
- of, affected with, or characteristic of a wasting disease, as tuberculosis; consumptive
- red or flushed, as with fever
- characterized by confusion, rush, excitement, etc.
Etymology: altered (after Fr or L) < ME etik < OFr étique (Fr hectique) < LL hecticus < Gr hektikos, habitual, hectic < hexis, permanent condition or habit of the body < echein, to have: for IE base see school
hec′·ti·cally adverb
hectic
Synonyms
hectic
modif.
hectic
Usage Examples
Preposition: at
- moment: It's a bit too hectic at the moment to consider it.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- get: Joe: lol - things are getting a bit hectic for me at the moment.
- make: I am taking A-level in one year which makes life hectic.
Modifies a noun
- schedule: Apart from the hectic exercise schedule, we also had to cope with the social scene.
- lifestyle: Our hectic western lifestyles don't allow us the time or head space to really relax.
- pace: Emma lives life at a hectic pace, juggling her own painting career with bringing up her young family.
- nightlife: For more hectic nightlife, Lloret de Mar is just a short taxi ride away.
- bustle: The atmosphere on the campus is tranquil and peaceful, in sharp contrast to the hectic bustle of High Street Kensington.
- workload: All applicants should have the ability to manage and prioritize a hectic workload.
Modifying Another Word
- pretty: All in all it can get pretty hectic around here.
- incredibly: Its now Thursday and Iâm playing catch up after 3 incredibly hectic weeks.
- rather: I've found the past few weeks rather hectic.
- fairly: Years 2 and 3, by contrast, are fairly hectic.
- increasingly: Due to my ever increasingly hectic schedule, I have taken to keeping a diary with me at all times.
- quite: Things have been quite hectic once again, not enough hours in the day.
Infinitive complement
- say: As you can imagine a house with 4 kids is hectic to say the least.
Used with adjective complement
- get: The food market is getting ever more hectic, says Galloway.
- become: Modern life is becoming more hectic by the minute.
- seem: Now I'm on maternity leave things seem more hectic than ever!
Preposition: with
- bag: Classed as easy, fishing on the old lake can be hectic with multiple bags common place.
Browse dictionary entries near hectic
- hecto-
- hectocotylus
- hectogram
- hectograph
- hectokilo-
- hectoliter
- hectometer
- hector
- Hecuba
- heddle
