Hecticity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being hectic (very busy with activity and confusion). uncountable

    "Notwithstanding the hecticity of the murky atmosphere, in which there was not a quiver from the U. S. flag that ornaments the grounds in lieu of a pennant."

  2. 2
    The quality of being hectic (pertaining to or symptomatic of hectic fever). obsolete, uncountable

    "The suppurating osteo-myelitis and arthritis did not assume a form sufficiently putrid to cause purulent infection; the patient also escaped hecticity;"

Synonyms

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hecticness

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"Notwithstanding the hecticity of the murky atmosphere, in which there was not a quiver from the U. S. flag that ornaments the grounds in lieu of a pennant."

Etymology

From French hecticité or hectic + -ity.

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