feverous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of feverous
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at fever, -ous
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
Not the milk of human kindness, but the feverous blood of savage ferocity, seemed to flow from her heart; and her whole figure suggested an idea of unmitigable energy, and an appetite gorged in malevolence.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William
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.
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