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: worked-up, fervent, impatient, frenzied

4. having a tendency to produce fever.

feverish

/ ˈfiːvərɪʃ /

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

Other Word Forms

• feverishly adverb
• feverishness noun
• nonfeverish adjective
• nonfeverishness noun
• pseudofeverish adjective
• unfeverish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of feverish¹

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

Example Sentences

New Theater Hollywood, she says, is an attempt to marry the rigor and civic engagement of German theater with Hollywood’s feverish pursuit of charisma.

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The album ends with her resolving to confront her struggles with self-acceptance, with the frankly written “I Want To Be Better” — which escalates with the feverish punk pulse of “Onwards.”

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The devil cuts loose, zing boom! — that capture Hedda’s feverish mood shifts.

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Stan’s swift rise in fortune and swifter descent into alcoholism and madness feels like a feverish parody of the get-rich-quick story.

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They’re feverish, as staff once again pleads, “Do not run; please walk,” before giving the go-ahead.

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• frenzied 
• furious 
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• hectic 
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• passionate 
• restless