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Word entry · 6 letters

hectic

Best crossword clue

"Very busy"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɛktɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ccehitStarts with HEnds with C1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Very busy, rushed, or full of activity.

Word origin

From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French etique, from Medieval Latin *hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, “habitual, hectic, consumptive”), from ἕξις (héxis, “a state or habit of body or of mind, condition”), from ἔχειν (ékhein, “to have, hold, be in a certain state”).

Used in a sentence

  • The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds
  • Phoenix:It must have been too hectic that night to clean up.
  • hectic fever

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