feverishly
Americanadverb
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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.
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to a degree that suggests fever.
Tonight, his brilliant blue eyes were feverishly bright.
It was a feverishly hot day in August.
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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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In northern Peru, the self-anointed "city of Pope Leo XIV" is feverishly preparing for a visit by its former bishop, despite the pontiff's lung cancer diagnosis raising doubts over his travel plans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Bankers will make phone calls to feverishly allocate some $80 billion worth of shares and pair buyers and sellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
They’re feverishly curious about what the planning, preparation and behind-the-scenes world looked like and they will gladly watch a second, complete concert film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
State leaders are feverishly trying to outdo each other in the quest to deliver.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2025
He had to access the color wheel on his computer and feverishly attempt to create something that would look metallic.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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