hectic

  1. Adjective.  Of a fever, pertaining to bodily reactions characterised by flushed or dry skin.
  2. Adjective.  Very busy with activity and confusion; feverish.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) A hectic fever.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) A flush like one produced by such a fever.

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