Talk:hectic

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I suggest that the definitions should explicitly include the original signification (from the Greek) of habitual and consumptive / wasting, as well as the medical one given at 2, since the 'habitual' meaning, though obsolete, is necessary for literature and the consumptive, i.e. fitful meaning still currentArdj 16:42, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Youth slang: cool[edit]

A friend's teenage brother in Canada uses this to mean cool, excellent, admirable, etc. Urban Dictionary confirms: [1]. Probably not in print yet! Equinox 23:52, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]