hectically
- adverb
- /ˈhɛk.tɪ.kli/
:
de manera frenética
- The students worked hectically to complete their projects before the deadline.
Examples
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The ads drifted around her, forming a hectically colored scatter rug.
Fiction book (1993) -
She rushed around the kitchen hectically, trying to prepare dinner before her guests arrived.
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During the festival, the streets were filled hectically with people celebrating and enjoying the events.
Synonyms
59
4.4
In a hurried and worried way because of fear
49
3.5
In a quick, careless way
23
3.2
Acting quickly with little care
13
5.1
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
12
1.0
With a lot of activity and energy
8
7.9
In a very wild and excited way without control
2
7.2
With very high energy and little control
1
7.0
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
In a wild, panicked way
In a way that shows too much energy and moves a lot
Antonyms
How Hurried
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hectically comes from hectic, which once described a long, burning fever and the 'feverish' restlessness that comes with it. So hectically now means doing something in a 'hurried, busy, or frenzied' way.