adj. of or pertaining to cathexis; invested with mental or emotional energy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ F. hectique, Gr. &unr_; habitual, consumptive, fr. &unr_; habit, a habit of body or mind, fr. &unr_; to have; akin to Skr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige, sigor, victory, G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. Scheme. ]
Hectic fever (Med.),
n.
It is no living hue, but a strange hectic. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]