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- Dictionaryfeverish/ˈfiːv(ə)rɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. characterized by or displaying a frenetic excitement or energy: "the next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of feverish activity" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or showing the symptoms of a fever: "she felt sick and feverish" Similar
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FEVERISH definition: 1. suffering from fever (= high body temperature): 2. unnaturally excited or active: 3. suffering…. Learn more.
The meaning of FEVERISH is tending to cause fever. How to use feverish in a sentence.
adjective having fever. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement. excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever. Synonyms: worked-up, fervent, impatient, frenzied having a tendency to produce fever. feverish / ˈfiːvərɪʃ /
If you're feverish, your body temperature is higher than normal, usually because you're sick. Getting the flu makes most people feverish. Feeling feverish is sometimes the first sign that you're coming down with an illness. Feverish symptoms include aches and chills.
/ˈfiːvərɪʃ/ [usually before noun] showing strong feelings of excitement or worry, often with a lot of activity or quick movements. The whole place was a scene of feverish activity. He worked with feverish haste. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
FEVERISH meaning: 1. suffering from fever (= high body temperature): 2. unnaturally excited or active: 3. suffering…. Learn more.
1. a. Relating to or resembling a fever. b. Having a fever or symptoms characteristic of a fever. c. Causing or tending to cause fever. 2. Marked by intense agitation, emotion, or activity: worked at a feverish pace. fe′ver·ish·ly adv. fe′ver·ish·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Marked by intense agitation, emotion, or activity. Worked at a feverish pace. American Heritage. Greatly excited or agitated. Webster's New World. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: heated fervid burning hectic fevered febrile feverous warm obsessive restless overeager intense frantic fiery bustling.
feverish meaning, definition, what is feverish: suffering from a fever: Learn more.
Definition of 'feverish' feverish. (fivərɪʃ ) 1. adjective. Feverish activity is done extremely quickly, often in a state of nervousness or excitement because you want to finish it as soon as possible. Hours of feverish activity lay ahead. The tents had to be erected, the stalls set up. 2. adjective.
