hectic
adjective
[ ˈhɛktɪk ]
• full of incessant or frantic activity.
• "a hectic business schedule"
Similar:
frantic,
frenetic,
frenzied,
feverish,
manic,
restless,
very busy,
very active,
fast and furious,
lively,
brisk,
bustling,
buzzing,
vibrant,
crowded,
heaving,
like Piccadilly Circus,
• relating to or affected by a regularly recurrent fever typically accompanying tuberculosis, with flushed cheeks and hot, dry skin.
hectic
noun
• a hectic fever or flush.
Origin:
late Middle English etik, via Old French from late Latin hecticus, from Greek hektikos ‘habitual’, from hexis ‘habit, state of mind or body’. The original association with the symptoms of tuberculosis ( hectic fever ) gave rise to sense 1 in the early 20th century.
