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hectically
adverb
uk /ˈhek.tɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˈhek.tɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that is full of activity, or very busy and fast:
We were hectically trying to get everything ready for the party before the first guests arrived.
With the end of term only two weeks away, the students' days were hectically filled with writing essays and cramming for exams.
Related word
hectic
A storm was approaching, so the grocery stores were hectically busy with shoppers trying to stock up on necessities.
I was wearing headphones, and my co-worker was hectically waving his arms trying to get my attention.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Busy and active
abustle
be (as) busy as a beeidiom
be all goidiom
be at workidiom
be back in harnessidiom
boot
floruit
frenetic
frenetically
gangbusters
girlie swot
peak
plate
rev
run around
run round
run round in circlesidiom
run round like a headless chickenidiom
rush/run someone off their feetidiom
spread
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