hectic

//ˈhɛktɪk//
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Adjective

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1

Full of incessant or frantic activity; very busy and rushed.

I had a hectic week at work with back-to-back meetings.

2

(Medicine, archaic) Relating to or affected by a hectic fever, especially one associated with tuberculosis.

The patient showed hectic symptoms typical of tuberculosis.