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.
Other Word Forms
- nonfeverishly adverb
- pseudofeverishly adverb
Etymology
Origin of feverishly
Example Sentences
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“At this point, everyone I know knows someone whose husband has gambled away all their money,” political influencer Emily Amick, 41, whose book club feverishly discussed “Strangers.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Other large economies, especially those that operate by command and control, are working feverishly to replicate the U.S. tech stack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
State leaders are feverishly trying to outdo each other in the quest to deliver.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2025
Until then, the Swiss government will feverishly try to negotiate.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
The next day, Colin was feverishly trying to fix the Theorem while Hassan and Lindsey played Hold 'Em poker for pennies in the Pink Mansion's screened-in porch.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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