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vər adjective
1.
having fever.
2.
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement.
3.
excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
4.
having a tendency to produce fever.
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feverish or feverous (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | suffering from fever, esp a slight fever |
| 2. | in a state of restless excitement |
| 3. | of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever |
| feverous or feverous | |
| —adj | |
| 'feverishly or feverous | |
| —adv | |
| 'feverously or feverous | |
| —adv | |
| 'feverishness or feverous | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
feverish fe·ver·ish (fē'vər-ĭsh)
adj.
Having a fever.
Relating to or resembling a fever.
Causing or tending to cause a fever.
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Example sentences
From there, her infiltration was a feat of feverish social engineering.
But when she became feverish and confused, her family took her to another hospital.
In their latest work, they verified that the blend of chemicals makes the lab animals feverish as well.
Humankind's feverish attachment to gold shouldn't have survived the modern world.
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