feverishadjective
uk/ˈfiː.vər.ɪʃ/us/ˈfiː.vər.ɪʃ/feverish adjective (ILL)
suffering from fever (= high body temperature):
I'm feeling a bit feverish - I hope it's not the start of flu.
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Fevers & infectious diseases
- ague
- burn up
- chickenpox
- chlamydia
- dengue
- diphtheria
- Ebola
- EHF
- EVD
- febrile
- malaria
- pestilence
- plague
- polio
- quarantine
- scarlatina
- Staphylococcus infection
- typhoid fever
- yeast infection
- yellow fever
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feverish adjective (EXCITED/ACTIVE)
[ before noun ] unnaturally excited or active:
Have you seen the feverish activity in the kitchen?
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Busy and active
- a hive of activity/industry idiom
- arena
- be (as) busy as a bee idiom
- be all go idiom
- be at work idiom
- be back in harness idiom
- buzz
- foot
- girlie swot
- hard-working
- harness
- have (got) sth on
- have sth on your plate idiom
- knee-deep
- mad
- spread
- spurt
- stimulating
- tie sb up
- well away idiom
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feverishly
adverb uk/ˈfiː.vər.ɪʃ.li/us/ˈfiː.vər.ɪʃ.li/
They worked feverishly to meet the deadline.