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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.
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.
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 / adjective. suffering from fever, esp a slight fever.
feverish. adjective. /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/. /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. a state of feverish excitement. He worked with feverish haste. feverish with longing.
If you are feverish, you are suffering from a fever. A feverish child refuses to eat and asks only for cold drinks. She looked feverish, her eyes glistened. Synonyms: hot, burning, flaming, fevered More Synonyms of feverish.
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.
FEVERISH definition: 1. having a fever: 2. Feverish activity is done quickly, often because of excitement or fear: . Learn more.
