hectic

IPA: hˈɛktɪk

(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
(obsolete) Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.

Examples of "hectic" in Sentences

Spiekeroog, Germany - The word hectic is unknown on the East
Forget governing a state, she has managed what could only mildly be called a hectic household.
I got married in October, and to say the rest of the year has been hectic is an understatement.
She recalls a hectic move from North Carolina to Washington D.C. when she forgot to pay her credit-card bill.
Just after we came off the air last night Fritz Henderson resigned, following what is being described as a hectic board meeting.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich canceled a planned Wednesday stop in Carson City amid what aides called a hectic travel schedule.
The speed is hectic from the onset, but fans of urban investigative romantic fantasies will hop onto THE BRASS BED for the wild ride.
The second bit might be a bit too woo-woo for you, but specific intentions are undoubtedly a good way to stay on track in hectic times at work.
"There's a certain hectic flush, an intermittent pulse, which convinces me of your painful state, when coupled with the restlessness of the eye."
Okay, today I have a fan trained in the direction of my feverish brow, my feet up on a big block of ice, and a bevy of maidens singing softly in the background, to calm my mind as I recall the hectic proposal-writing process of last summer.