feverish

[fee-ver-ish]

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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.

Origin of feverish

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

Related formsfe·ver·ish·ly, adverbfe·ver·ish·ness, nounnon·fe·ver·ish, adjectivenon·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverbnon·fe·ver·ish·ness, nounpseu·do·fe·ver·ish, adjectivepseu·do·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverbun·fe·ver·ish, adjective

Can be confusedfervent fever feverish

Synonyms for feverish

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3. frenzied, impatient, fervent, wrought-up.

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Related Words for feverishly

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

Examples from the Web for feverishly

Contemporary Examples of feverishly

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Historical Examples of feverishly

They had talked afterward so feverishly, as if to forget their situation.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
And oh, so feverishly happy, except that waiting is hard, so hard.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
"I have made all my arrangements," he continued, feverishly.
Southern Lights and Shadows
Various
"I am not a man who can live two lives," he went on feverishly.
Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ
Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
She clung to it feverishly as she had never clung to it before.
A Spirit in Prison
Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for feverishly

feverish

feverous

adjective

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

Derived Formsfeverishly or feverously, adverbfeverishness, noun

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Word Origin and History for feverishly

feverish

adj.

late 14c., "causing fever;" 1630s, "excited;" 1640s, "having symptoms of fever," from fever + -ish. Earlier in same sense was feverous (late 14c.). Related: Feverishly; feverishness.

feverishly in Medicine

feverish

[fē′vər-ĭsh]

adj.

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