adjective
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suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
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in a state of restless excitement
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of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
Other Word Forms
- feverishly adverb
- feverishness noun
- nonfeverish adjective
- nonfeverishness noun
- pseudofeverish adjective
- unfeverish adjective
Etymology
Origin of feverish
First recorded in 1350–1400, feverish is from the Middle English word feverisch. See fever, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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Propped up in a Cincinnati hotel bed, a hacking, feverish Calvin Brown made a sudden marriage proposal to his “dear sister” Leah.
From Literature
Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.
From Salon
As well as drawing an unprecedented amount of attention and resources to the search for her mother, it has also inspired feverish speculation and given rise to a string of false leads.
From BBC
She was still feverish, and her temperature was climbing.
From Literature
Sleep had healed some of her feverish look.
From Literature
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