hectically

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Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

But with its jumble of clichés, its blatant word-bubble declarations, and its hectically rushed impracticalities, the movie—which is based on a comic-book series—invites an air of antic exaggeration and revved-up stylization.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 8, 2019

Despite her nickname, in person she is far from alarming: a bright-eyed, enthusiastic, welcoming and hectically fluent woman of 50, she talks about pain at a personal level.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2017

It hasn’t always been the most organized experiment, conducted hectically between two parents working full time while raising three boys.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2016

"Then you do really think," hectically, "that if I take this medicine," mechanically reaching out for it, "I shall regain my health?"

From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman