Relating to or characteristic of a hectic condition; marked by intense activity, fever, or excitement.
From 'hectic' (from Greek 'hektikos,' meaning habitual or consumptive), plus '-al' suffix for adjective formation.
The word 'hectic' originally meant the fever that came with tuberculosis—doctors watched how patients got flushed and feverish, and used it to describe any frantic activity!
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