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feverish
[fee-ver-ish]
adjective
having fever.
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever.
a feverish excitement.
excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
Synonyms: , , ,having a tendency to produce fever.
feverish
/ ˈھːəɪʃ /
adjective
suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
in a state of restless excitement
of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
Other 51Թ Forms
- feverishly adverb
- feverishness noun
- nonfeverish adjective
- nonfeverishness noun
- pseudofeverish adjective
- unfeverish adjective
- ˈڱ𱹱 adverb
- ˈڱ𱹱Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
There was a very different feel to the event compared to last year, when there was feverish interest in the return to public life for Princess Catherine after her cancer treatment.
The play reaches a climax that, echoing feverish events in “The Crucible,” explodes in a burst of interpretive dancing to Lorde’s “Green Light.”
Compared with reports of the feverish celebrations in 1945, these were relatively restrained crowds at this commemorative event.
And Trump remains in feverish pursuit of his political enemies, from high-powered figures to campus dissidents, with the Justice Department at his disposal.
Either way, it has created a feverish mood among the nation's politicians.
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