a. | 1. | Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; | |||
2. | In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive;
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n. | 1. | (Med.) Hectic fever. | |||
2. | A hectic flush. |
Adj. | 1. | hectic - marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace" Synonyms: feverish |