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.
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In northern Peru, the self-anointed "city of Pope Leo XIV" is feverishly preparing for a visit by its former bishop, despite the pontiff's lung cancer diagnosis raising doubts over his travel plans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Despite the passage of time, even the basic lore behind Juneteenth is still murky, and feverishly debated.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
At one point near the play’s tragic climax, Willy is feverishly planting seeds in the backyard, but Elliott gives no credibility to any of his character’s actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Doug feverishly bangs out a script and Griff, who plans to star in the remake, calls it “a masterpiece,” though the demented glint in Mr. Black’s eyes assures us it’s anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
The author was Jo Ann Robinson, who had been up all night with two student assistants at Alabama State, feverishly running the flyers off on the college’s mimeograph machine and bundling them into packages.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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