aguish

a·gue

A0151100 (ā′gyo͞o)n.1. A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating. Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria.2. A chill or fit of shivering.

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[Middle English, from Old French (fievre) ague, sharp (fever), from Medieval Latin (febris) acūta, from Latin, feminine of acūtus; see acute.]

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a′gu·ish (ā′gyo͞o-ĭsh) adj.a′gu·ish·ly adv.a′gu·ish·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

aguish - affected by ague ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

Translations

febbrile