Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "hectically" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF HECTICALLY

hectically  [ˈhɛktɪkəlɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HECTICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hectically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HECTICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hectically in the English dictionary

The definition of hectically in the dictionary is in an abnormally rushed and active way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HECTICALLY


anaphylactically
ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪkəlɪ
anticlimactically
ˌæntɪklaɪˈmæktɪkəlɪ
apodeictically
ˌæpəˈdaɪktɪkəlɪ
apodictically
ˌæpəˈdɪktɪkəlɪ
apomictically
ˌæpəˈmɪktɪkəlɪ
apoplectically
ˌæpəˈplektɪkəlɪ
arctically
ˈɑːktɪkəlɪ
catallactically
ˌkætəˈlæktɪkəlɪ
dialectically
ˌdaɪəˈlektɪkəlɪ
didactically
dɪˈdæktɪkəlɪ
geotactically
ˌdʒiːəʊˈtæktɪkəlɪ
impractically
ɪmˈpræktɪkəlɪ
parallactically
ˌpærəˈlæktɪkəlɪ
paratactically
ˌpærəˈtæktɪkəlɪ
practically
ˈpræktɪkəlɪ
stereotactically
ˌsterɪəˈtæktɪkəlɪ
syntactically
sɪnˈtæktɪkəlɪ
tactically
ˈtæktɪkəlɪ
thigmotactically
ˌθɪɡməˈtæktɪkəlɪ
unpractically
ʌnˈpræktɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HECTICALLY

hectare
hectic
hectic fever
hecticly
hectocotyli
hectocotylus
hectogram
hectogramme
hectograph
hectographic
hectographically
hectography
hectoliter
hectolitre
hectometer
hectometre
hector
hectorer
hectoring
hectoringly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HECTICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
economically
electronically
fantastically
historically
locally
periodically
physically
politically
specifically
statistically
technically
tragically
typically

Synonyms and antonyms of hectically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hectically» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF HECTICALLY

Find out the translation of hectically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hectically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hectically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hectically
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hectically
570 millions of speakers

English

hectically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hectically
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hectically
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лихорадочно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hectically
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hectically
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hectically
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hektik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hektisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hectically
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hectically
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hektar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ráo riết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hectically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्टपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hectically
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hectically
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorączkowo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гарячково
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hectically
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτιάα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hectically
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hectically
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hectically
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hectically

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HECTICALLY»

The term «hectically» is normally little used and occupies the 137.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
36
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «hectically» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of hectically
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hectically».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HECTICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hectically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hectically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hectically

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HECTICALLY»

Discover the use of hectically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hectically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cushing of Boston: A Candid Portrait
The hectically busy Archbishop, with the hectically busy building and fund-raising program, in the hectically busy politics- ridden Archdiocese of Boston, just for a moment, sounds like someone from Diary of A Country Priest. One wishes ...
Joseph Dever, 1975
2
American Vampire
Another curious glob of light came over him, hovering briefly over his head, and then seemed to dart around my son almost hectically. No, not hectically. Playfully. It was the spirit of a child, I realized. And I was suddenly certain this child had ...
J.R. Rain, 2011
3
Breathless
Elsewhere, more than once, it looks wilful; one closeup of Jean Seberg hops hectically about the screen, a fixed shot whose position is shifted a number of times in the editing. Often there is a sharp sense of urgency in this kind of cutting: Jean ...
Dudley Andrew, 1987
4
The Modern Movement: A TLS Companion
Such was her nature - to float, when it was calm, in a sea of indecisions, and, when the wind rose, to tack hectically from side to side. Had it been otherwise - had she possessed, according to the approved pattern of the strong man of action, ...
John Gross, 1993
5
Film and Stereotype: A Challenge for Cinema and Theory
numerous behaviors and gestures that had previously been connoted as male, such as casual smoking, hectically taking off and putting on clothing, or the handling of hats in the heat of a story. Hildy is not only equal but superior to her male ...
Jörg Schweinitz, 2013
6
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
2 The adverb from hectic is hectically: Hectically she scrabbled for something constructive to say—R. Ash, 1993. Note also that hectic is still occasionally used in its medical sense: The hectic face on the thin neck rose too sharply out of the ...
Robert Allen, 2008
7
Death in Rome
... uniformed messengers and the friends of the domestics were forever making new marks on the wet, gleaming tiled surface to the irritation of the servants, who always seemed to be flying off the handle, hectically noisy and hectically nervous .
Wolfgang Koeppen, 2001
8
The Hedgehog File
Olaf Krätke. (He continues giving her advice, while she slowly lowers the curtain) Actress Actor (rushes over to the box, rummaging in it) Actress (a little reproachful ) earlier ! Actor (apologetic, while hectically carrying the sunflower across stage, ...
Olaf Krätke, 2013
9
The Natural, Experimental, and Medicinal History of the ...
... less healing, drying and siimulating;* but morercooling, attenuatingzand diluting; and therefore better as dapteci to choleric. fixt-lean Bodies; such -as-- have a quick, sharp,small Pulle, and Hectically disposed :- But' osaall ithose, Crofr-Spaw, ...
Thomas Short, 1734
10
This Beautiful Life: A Novel
This Beautiful Life is a devastating exploration of the blurring boundaries of privacy and the fragility of self, a clear-eyed portrait of modern life that will have readers debating their assumptions about family, morality, and the ...
Helen Schulman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HECTICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hectically is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arsenal transfer round-up: Callejon ready to join, Ghoulam to be …
Arsenal haven't been hectically busy this summer, despite capturing arguably one of the signings of the transfer window in Petr Cech. However ... «Squawka Football News, Jul 15»
2
Freedom and loss
As Nepal is hectically engaged in the assessment of the loss of both a tangible and intangible nature, a visit to the closing of an exhibition of ... «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
3
Techie turns director with Nayanthara's 'Maya'
The difficulty is generally budgeting and resource management. I shot this film in 35 days hectically. This was a mistake. Next time, I'll be sure to ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
What are they trying to do to Prince George – turn him into Pinocchio?
A chirpy voice on the intercom described the train as “busy” – a word that conjures up hectically purposeful and productive activity. This inert ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Negotiation making 'significant progress'
“We have been working hard and will continue to do so; Iranians are working hectically as well, and nothing except a good deal would satisfy ... «Mehr News Agency - English Version, Jul 15»
6
Star Wars Battlefront Leaks Have EA and DICE on Edge
The past few days, Electronic Arts has been hectically trying to remove online gameplay videos from their anticipated title, Star Wars Battlefront, ... «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
7
Daily Reads: 'Magic Mike XXL' Fulfills Your Desires, The 'Terminator …
As Chance sidesteps and evades his opponents, Woo hectically leaps between cuts, juxtaposing extreme close-ups, whip pans, and quick ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
8
Two shark attacks in less than 24 hours
... Smith said on Saturday: “Some of the instructors raised the alarm after they spotted Swanepoel and two surfers 'splashing hectically'.”. «Independent Online, Jun 15»
9
Forecast. Watch this space
Noseweek never snoozes. On a recent hectically busy trip to Britain, I drew up a list of Books Column possibles. The British reviews offered a ... «Noseweek, Jun 15»
10
Fashion Pop-Up Celebrates Rebirth of the South Street Seaport
In front of a huge, backlit canvas, artist Shantell Martin hectically drew a black-and-white sketch; she prefers to work live, she explained, ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hectically [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hectically>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z