English-Swedish translations for hectic

• febrig
• hektiskt
  Vi behöver verkligen göra vårt jobb så fort som möjligt, ty det är onekligen ganska hektiskt i fusionslandet.We badly need to do our job as quickly as possible, for it is indeed quite hectic in merger country.
• jäktig
  Det var en ganska jäktig månad.It was a slightly hectic month.

Definition of hectic

• Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin
• Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever
• Very busy with activity and confusion; feverish
• A hectic fever
• A flush like one produced by such a fever

Examples

• hectic fever
• The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds

Related words

• cachectic
• hectically
• hecticness