feverishly

[ fee-ver-ish-lee ]

/ ˈfi vər ɪʃ li /

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adverb

in a way that is overexcited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever:I haven’t called you in the past few weeks because I've been working feverishly in the lab on a compelling new project.

to a degree that suggests fever: Tonight, his brilliant blue eyes were feverishly bright.It was a feverishly hot day in August.

in a manner caused by fever: He had forgotten how, just a few weeks ago, breathing was a chore and he was lying there helpless and feverishly delirious.

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Origin of feverishly

feverish + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM feverishly

non·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverbpseu·do·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverb

Words nearby feverishly

fever blister, fever dream, feverfew, fever heat, feverish, feverishly, feverous, fever pitch, feverroot, fever therapy, fever tree

How to use feverishly in a sentence

Director Chaitanya Tamhane’s luminous, quietly affecting film examines what it means to pursue a dream of art so feverishly that living in the real world takes a backseat.
The 10 Best Movies of 2021|Stephanie Zacharek|December 7, 2021|Time
To fanfare real-life case studies from marketers at leading brands who have worked feverishly to nullify data silos, push for organizational change and eradicate the “but this is the way we’ve always done things” approach.
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So when I heard she was dying —she had a massive stroke — I feverishly checked the next flight connections, train connections.
Werner Herzog, the Wrath of God and Great Films Galore|Eugene Robinson|May 7, 2021|Ozy
The Daily Beast has learned that financial and public-relations specialists had been feverishly working on details of the pair’s split for weeks before the couple announced their divorce on Monday.
Melinda Gates Warned Bill About Jeffrey Epstein|Lachlan Cartwright, Kate Briquelet|May 7, 2021|The Daily Beast

Emotions run feverishly high on both sides, as can be seen daily on social media.
Five Young Palestinians on What It’s Like to Live and Die in Gaza|Dean Obeidallah|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Images of a Hobby Lobby store fly by as the two men in suits feverishly cut through the cross.
Rick Santorum’s Hobby Lobby Horror Movie|Dean Obeidallah|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The plates of her plot spin ever more feverishly towards absurd calamity, but she balances perfectly the comic and the monstrous.
Tiger, Tiger: The Hunt for the Great Irish Novel|Andrew Fox|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the first day of her shoot, she arrived sick and feverishly red.
Thai Pop Star Yayaying Rhatha Phongam Debuts in ‘Only God Forgives’|Jean Trinh|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
While we were waiting for our luggage I saw him feverishly tapping his iPad.
Simon de Pury: ‘I’m Addicted to Instagram’|Simon de Pury|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After that he lit a cigarette and smoked feverishly, walking up and down the pavement.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
As in a trance he crosses the room, seizes charcoal, and feverishly works at the blank canvas on the easel.
Uncanny Tales|Various
As in a trance he crosses the cell, seizes a piece of charcoal, and feverishly works at the picture on the easel!
Uncanny Tales|Various
Mr. Giles, who had been feverishly putting the tea-cups to rights, blushed very red, and said that he had had that honour.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
She put her arms inside the bed, and feverishly drew the sheet up underneath her chin.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens