feverishly

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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feverish or feverous (ˈfiːvərɪʃ)

—*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

feverish or feverous (ˈfiːvərɪʃ)

—*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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Word Origin & History

feverish

excited, 1630s; having symptoms of fever, 1640s, from fever + -ish. Earlier in same sense was feverous (late 14c.). Related: Feverishly.

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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.

Example sentences

Statistics, however, hardly suggest that the chaebol have been feverishly

ridding themselves of debt.

Shawn seems to have had such a cogent point that it has set me feverishly to

work.

Action can be feverishly fast and when caught on lightweight equipment, crappie

provide a scrappy fight.

Fire crews worked feverishly to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent

structures.

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"This way could not serve to reach the peak, so Martin began to climb straight up the face of the rocks. Occasionally some root or moss patch at which he clutched detached itself from the stone, and feverishly he would seek a support with his foot, or else it was his foothold that gave, and he would be left hanging by his hands and have to pull himself painfully up. The peak was almost within reach when he suddenly slipped and started to slither down, clutching at shrublets of rough flowers; he lost his grip, felt a burning pain as his knee scraped against the rock, attempted to embrace the steepness that was gliding up and past him—and abruptly salvation bumped against his soles."

-Vladimir Nabokov