feverish

[ fee-ver-ish ]

/ ˈfi vər ɪʃ /

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adjective

having fever.

pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement.

excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.

having a tendency to produce fever.

Origin of feverish

First recorded in 1350–1400, feverish is from the Middle English word feverisch.See fever, -ish¹

SYNONYMS FOR feverish

3 frenzied, impatient, fervent, worked-up.

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OTHER WORDS FROM feverish

fe·ver·ish·ly, adverbfe·ver·ish·ness, nounnon·fe·ver·ish, adjectivenon·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverb

non·fe·ver·ish·ness, nounpseu·do·fe·ver·ish, adjectivepseu·do·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverbun·fe·ver·ish, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feverish

fervent, fever, feverish

Words nearby feverish

FEV, fever, fever blister, feverfew, fever heat, feverish, feverous, fever pitch, feverroot, fever therapy, fever tree

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Example sentences from the Web for feverish

The huge leap in the 1980s led to feverish speculation that room-temperature superconductivity might be possible.
Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time|Niall Firth|October 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
If 2020 maintains its feverish IPO pace, it’ll be thanks in large part to expected listings from buzzy tech firms like Palantir, DoorDash, and Airbnb.
2020 is on pace to be the best year for US IPOs since the dot-com bubble|Nicolás Rivero|August 13, 2020|Quartz
The days it takes place are marked on the wall calendar in the kitchen and counted down to with feverish excitement.
Confessions of a Turkey Killer|Tom Sykes|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Endowing the feverish, PR-patrolled world of presidential politics with thoughtfulness and poise—now that would be radical.
Inside The Secret World of London’s National Gallery|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Fifty years ago this week, a divided and feverish Republican Party nominated Barry Goldwater to lead them to victory.
Can Rand Bring Blacks Back to the GOP?|James Poulos|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Incapable of movement, incapable of speech, I listened to her feverish words in an agony of shame and sorrow.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In between karaoke bits and feverish dance breaks, Diesel delivers a few heartfelt monologues to the camera.
Vin Diesel’s 6 Greatest YouTube Masterpieces|Amy Zimmerman|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For a fortnight the young soldier remained the same,—feverish, conscious only at intervals.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865|Various
She lifted her shamed face and bravely laid her feverish, quivering lips on his.
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter
This compress on the stomach is an excellent remedy with small children and infants in a restless, feverish condition.
Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms|Charles Munde
This uncertainty made a most feverish moment on board the Proserpine, as she came up fast toward the headland.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper
Here he sat for a long time, the sash thrown up and his head outside, for he was excited and feverish.
The Lost Stradivarius|John Meade Falkner

British Dictionary definitions for feverish

feverish

feverous

/ (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) /

adjective

suffering from fever, esp a slight fever

in a state of restless excitement

of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever

Derived forms of feverish

feverishly or feverously, adverbfeverishness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for feverish

feverish

[ fē′vər-ĭsh ]

adj.

Having a fever.

Relating to or resembling a fever.

Causing or tending to cause a fever.

单词	feverish
释义	feverish [ fee-ver-ish ] / ˈfi vər ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR feverish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having fever. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement. excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever. having a tendency to produce fever. Origin of feverish First recorded in 1350–1400, feverish is from the Middle English word feverisch.See fever, -ish¹ SYNONYMS FOR feverish 3 frenzied, impatient, fervent, worked-up. SEE SYNONYMS FOR feverish ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM feverish fe·ver·ish·ly, adverbfe·ver·ish·ness, nounnon·fe·ver·ish, adjectivenon·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverb non·fe·ver·ish·ness, nounpseu·do·fe·ver·ish, adjectivepseu·do·fe·ver·ish·ly, adverbun·fe·ver·ish, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feverish fervent, fever, feverish Words nearby feverish FEV, fever, fever blister, feverfew, fever heat, feverish, feverous, fever pitch, feverroot, fever therapy, fever tree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for feverish The huge leap in the 1980s led to feverish speculation that room-temperature superconductivity might be possible. Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time\|Niall Firth\|October 14, 2020\|MIT Technology Review If 2020 maintains its feverish IPO pace, it’ll be thanks in large part to expected listings from buzzy tech firms like Palantir, DoorDash, and Airbnb. 2020 is on pace to be the best year for US IPOs since the dot-com bubble\|Nicolás Rivero\|August 13, 2020\|Quartz The days it takes place are marked on the wall calendar in the kitchen and counted down to with feverish excitement. Confessions of a Turkey Killer\|Tom Sykes\|November 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Endowing the feverish, PR-patrolled world of presidential politics with thoughtfulness and poise—now that would be radical. Inside The Secret World of London’s National Gallery\|Tim Teeman\|November 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Fifty years ago this week, a divided and feverish Republican Party nominated Barry Goldwater to lead them to victory. Can Rand Bring Blacks Back to the GOP?\|James Poulos\|July 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Incapable of movement, incapable of speech, I listened to her feverish words in an agony of shame and sorrow. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show\|Robert W. Chambers\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In between karaoke bits and feverish dance breaks, Diesel delivers a few heartfelt monologues to the camera. Vin Diesel’s 6 Greatest YouTube Masterpieces\|Amy Zimmerman\|January 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For a fortnight the young soldier remained the same,—feverish, conscious only at intervals. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865\|Various She lifted her shamed face and bravely laid her feverish, quivering lips on his. Freckles\|Gene Stratton-Porter This compress on the stomach is an excellent remedy with small children and infants in a restless, feverish condition. Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms\|Charles Munde This uncertainty made a most feverish moment on board the Proserpine, as she came up fast toward the headland. The Wing-and-Wing\|J. Fenimore Cooper Here he sat for a long time, the sash thrown up and his head outside, for he was excited and feverish. The Lost Stradivarius\|John Meade Falkner British Dictionary definitions for feverish feverish feverous / (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) / adjective suffering from fever, esp a slight fever in a state of restless excitement of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever Derived forms of feverish feverishly or feverously, adverbfeverishness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to feverish fiery, hectic, fevered, frenzied, frantic, heated, furious, frenetic, passionate, restless, obsessive, febrile, burning, flushed, hot, inflamed, on fire, pyretic, distracted, fervid Medical definitions for feverish feverish [ fē′vər-ĭsh ] adj. Having a fever. Relating to or resembling a fever. Causing or tending to cause a fever. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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feverish

adjective

Origin of feverish

SYNONYMS FOR feverish

OTHER WORDS FROM feverish

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feverish

Words nearby feverish

Example sentences from the Web for feverish

British Dictionary definitions for feverish

feverous

adjective

Derived forms of feverish

Words related to feverish

Medical definitions for feverish

adj.