feverish
adjective
having fever.
feverishness
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a word derived from
feverish.
Example Sentences
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Expectant/wannabe moms in particular may want to wait until they’re in the full thick of the “suck, swaddle and swing” before diving into this extreme take on a relatable feverishness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
They are rehearsing a short Tennessee Williams play whose feverishness reflects Eduardo’s approach to life — swashbuckling, peacockish, omnivorous.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
But his story had none of the feverishness of the previous night.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2020
It’s an exercise in feverishness and fretfulness, in urgency and appetite, a sweet and simpleminded leave-taking of the senses in the pursuit of, well, a lot.
From Time ● Feb. 6, 2014
The healing of the wound in the shoulder went on, it is true, without interruption--but slowly, on account of the restlessness and feverishness of the patient.
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Paul Heyse
