feverous
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- feverously adverb
- nonfeverous adjective
- nonfeverously adverb
Etymology
Origin of feverous
Example Sentences
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is taking home a gold medal in the Paris Olympic Games, defeating China’s Yang Liu in the welterweight category after feverous attacks on her gender.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024
It was a 6-on-4 for the Rangers, whose feverous push to force overtime wouldn’t be denied.
From Washington Post • May 8, 2012
Confined in hospital three days he lay Fatigued and feverous, but tender hands Nursed and restored him.
From The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems by Gordon, Hanford Lennox
O, I do fear thy courage, Claudio; and I quake Lest thou a feverous life should'st entertain, And six or seven winters more respect Than a perpetual honor.
From Shakspere, Personal Recollections by Joyce, John A.
O, I do fear thee, Claudio; and I quake, Lest thou a feverous life shouldst entertain, And six or seven winters more respect Than a perpetual honour.
From Measure for Measure by Shakespeare, William
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