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feverish

[fee-ver-ish]

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.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  4. having a tendency to produce fever.



feverish

/ ˈھːəɪʃ /

adjective

  1. suffering from fever, esp a slight fever

  2. in a state of restless excitement

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • feverishly adverb
  • feverishness noun
  • nonfeverish adjective
  • nonfeverishness noun
  • pseudofeverish adjective
  • unfeverish adjective
  • ˈڱ𱹱 adverb
  • ˈڱ𱹱Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feverish1

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

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The play reaches a climax that, echoing feverish events in “The Crucible,” explodes in a burst of interpretive dancing to Lorde’s “Green Light.”

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Compared with reports of the feverish celebrations in 1945, these were relatively restrained crowds at this commemorative event.

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And Trump remains in feverish pursuit of his political enemies, from high-powered figures to campus dissidents, with the Justice Department at his disposal.

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Either way, it has created a feverish mood among the nation's politicians.

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