feverish
having fever.
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement.
excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
having a tendency to produce fever.
Origin of feverish
1Other words for feverish
Other words from feverish
- fe·ver·ish·ly, adverb
- fe·ver·ish·ness, noun
- non·fe·ver·ish, adjective
- non·fe·ver·ish·ness, noun
- pseu·do·fe·ver·ish, adjective
- un·fe·ver·ish, adjective
Words that may be confused with feverish
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How to use feverish in a sentence
When once again he returned to the more feverish life of cities he was a changed man.
The New Tenant | E. Phillips OppenheimHis decision once taken, Napoleon had grown more feverish with every hour; this message gave wings to his impatience.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloanePassing the more feverish parts of the City toward the most perfect backwater in London, he ruminated.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. | John GalsworthyWith each day of burning heat the excitement grew more feverish.
A Soldier of the Legion | C. N. WilliamsonAs the game proceeded, the young stranger's face grew more and more pale, his eyes more feverish.
In Kings' Byways | Stanley J. Weyman
British Dictionary definitions for feverish
feverous
/ (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) /
suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
in a state of restless excitement
of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
Derived forms of feverish
- feverishly or feverously, adverb
- feverishness, noun
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