feverish

[ fee-ver-ish ]
/ ˈfi vər ɪʃ /
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adjective

having fever.
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement.
excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
having a tendency to produce fever.

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Origin of feverish

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

OTHER WORDS FROM feverish

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feverish

fervent fever feverish

Words nearby feverish

fever pitch, fever therapy, fever tree, fever twig, feverfew, feverish, feverous, feverroot, feverweed, feverwort, few
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Words related to feverishly

passionately, eagerly, frantically, furiously, madly, wildly, tensely, heatedly, breathlessly, headlong, erratically, tempestuously, apprehensively, hotly, hysterically, restlessly, uncontrollably, boldly, carelessly, excitedly

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British Dictionary definitions for feverishly

feverish

feverous

/ (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) /

adjective

suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
in a state of restless excitement
of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever

Derived forms of feverish

feverishly or feverously, adverbfeverishness, noun
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Medical definitions for feverishly

feverish
[ fē′vər-ĭsh ]

adj.

Having a fever.
Relating to or resembling a fever.
Causing or tending to cause a fever.
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