nonhectically
tɪk adjective
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin hecticus < Greek hektikós habitual, consumptive, adj. corresponding to héxis possession, state, habit, equivalent to *hech-, base of échein to have + -sis -sis; see -tic; replacing Middle English etyk < Middle French
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin hecticus < Greek hektikós habitual, consumptive, adj. corresponding to héxis possession, state, habit, equivalent to *hech-, base of échein to have + -sis -sis; see -tic; replacing Middle English etyk < Middle French
Related forms
hec·ti·cal·ly, hec·tic·ly, adverb
hec·tic·ness, noun
non·hec·tic, adjective
non·hec·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·hec·tic, adjective
Synonyms
1. frantic, frenzied, wild, chaotic.
1. frantic, frenzied, wild, chaotic.
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hectic (ˈhɛktɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by extreme activity or excitement |
| 2. | associated with, peculiar to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis (esp in the phrases hectic fever, hectic flush) |
| —n | |
| 3. | a hectic fever or flush |
| 4. | rare a person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush |
| [C14: from Late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos habitual, from hexis state, from ekhein to have] | |
| 'hectically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
hectic
late 14c., etik, from O.Fr. etique, from L.L. hecticus, from Gk. hektikos "continuous, habitual, consumptive" (of a disease, because of the constant fever), from hexis "habit," from ekhein "have, hold, continue." The Latin -h- was restored in Eng. 1500s. Sense of "feverishly exciting, full of disorganized
activity" first recorded 1904.
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