Meaning of Hectic | Babel Free
ˈhɛktɪkDefinitions
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A hectic fever. obsolete
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A flush like one produced by such a fever. obsolete
Equivalents
Examples
“[…] Do it England, / For like the Hecticke in my blood he rages, / And thou muſt cure me: […]”
“The poor Franciscan made no reply: a hectic of a moment pass’d across his cheek, but could not tarry […]”
“For still he lay, and on his thin worn cheek / A purple hectic played like dying day / On the snow-tops of distant hills […]”
“an angry hectic in each cheek, a fierce flirt of her fan, and two or three short sniffs that betokened mischief”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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