feverish

[ fee-ver-ish ]
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adjective
  1. having fever.

  2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement.

  1. excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.

  2. having a tendency to produce fever.

Origin of feverish

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, feverish is from the Middle English word feverisch.See fever, -ish1

Other 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 Oppenheim
  • His 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 Sloane
  • Passing the more feverish parts of the City toward the most perfect backwater in London, he ruminated.

  • With each day of burning heat the excitement grew more feverish.

    A Soldier of the Legion | C. N. Williamson
  • As 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

feverish

feverous

/ (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) /


adjective
  1. suffering from fever, esp a slight fever

  2. in a state of restless excitement

  1. of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever

Derived forms of feverish

  • feverishly or feverously, adverb
  • feverishness, noun

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