Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Hectic
heavy (heavier, heaviest)hedge
hectic, n. [Fr. < L. < Gk. ἑκτικος, habitual, consumptive.]
Consumption; tuberculosis; severe fever with chilliness, heat, and night sweats; [fig.] sickness; disease; serious illness.
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