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hectics

hectics is the plural of hectic.

Meaning of hectic

Noun

hectic (plural hectics)

  1. (obsolete) A hectic fever.
    • […] Do it England, / For like the Hecticke in my blood he rages, / And thou muſt cure me: […]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (obsolete) A flush like one produced by such a fever.
    • The poor Franciscan made no reply: a hectic of a moment pass’d across his cheek, but could not tarry […]1768, Mr. Yorick [pseudonym; Laurence Sterne], A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, volume I, London: […] T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, […], →OCLC, page 17

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Questions about hectics

What is hectics the plural of?
Hectics is the plural of hectic.

Words near hectics in the dictionary

  1. hecticity
  2. hectick
  3. hecticks
  4. hecticly
  5. hecticness
  6. hectics
  7. hectivities
  8. hectivity
  9. hecto-
  10. hectoamp
  11. hectoampere

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