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
With feeble steps but feverous haste she hurried over the grass.
From Paul Faber, Surgeon by MacDonald, George
There was no pose she took, no move she made, But all the feverous, love-envenomed flesh Wrapped round as in the gladiator's mesh And smote as with his triple-forked blade.
From Poems by Seeger, Alan
O all wide places, far from feverous towns!
From A Hidden Life and Other Poems by MacDonald, George
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