hectic

adjective · nounA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more hecticmost hectic

Superlative

hectickhectical

1.
(figuratively)(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds
Đồng nghĩa: feverish
2.
(obsolete)Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
hectic fever
3.
(obsolete)Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

hecticshectickhectical

1.
(obsolete)A hectic fever.
2.
(obsolete)A flush like one produced by such a fever.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

feverish

Cùng gốc / liên quan

antihectichecticallyhecticityhecticnesshectivityunhectic

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French etique, from *hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (habitual, hectic, consumptive), from ἕξις (a state or habit of body or of mind, condition), from ἔχειν (to have, hold, be in a certain state).