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

Graves adds a desperately needed dash of bravura in an otherwise rather hectically staged “I Am Easily Assimilated.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2019

Unlike the ensemble, Mr. Rattle has been hectically busy this fall, having set up shop in the Northeast.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2016

"There is certainly something very strange about all this," he whispered a bit hectically.

From Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell