feverish
English
Adjective
feverish (comparative more feverish, superlative most feverish)
- Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
- The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
- Filled with excess energy.
- He worked with feverish excitement.
- Morbidly eager.
- a feverish desire to see her again
Derived terms
Derived terms
- feverishly
- feverish matter
- feverishness
- feverish urine
Translations
in the state of having a fever
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filled with excess energy
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Further reading
- “feverish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “feverish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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