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feverish

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fe·ver·ish  (fvr-sh)
adj.
1.
a. Of, 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.

fever·ish·ly adv.
fever·ish·ness n.

feverish [ˈfiːvərɪʃ], feverous
adj
1. (Medicine) suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
2. in a state of restless excitement
3. of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
feverishly , feverously adv
feverishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.feverish - marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace"
agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"
2.feverish - of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"
3.feverish - having or affected by a fever
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

feverish fevered
adjective
2. hot, burning, flaming, fevered, flushed, hectic, inflamed, febrile, pyretic (Medical) She looked feverish, her eyes glistened.
Translations
feverish [ˈfiːvərɪʃ] ADJ
1. (Med) → febril, calenturiento
to be feverishtener fiebre
2. (fig) → febril
feverish [ˈfiːvərɪʃ] adj
(MEDICINE)fiévreux/euse, fébrile
(= frantic) [activity] → fébrile; [excitement] → frénétique
feverish
adj
(= frenzied, frantic) excitement, activity, haste, pace, effortfieberhaft; speculationwild; atmosphere, expectationfiebrig; to be feverish with excitementvor Aufregung fiebern; to work at a feverish pacein fieberhafter Eile arbeiten
(Med) personfiebrig; condition, illnessfieberhaft; to be feverishFieber haben; feverish dreamFiebertraum m; feverish sweatFieberschweiß m
feverish [ˈfiːvrɪʃ] adj (also) (fig) → febbrile; (person) → febbricitante
feverish [ˈfiːvrɪʃ] adj (also) (fig) → febbrile; (person) → febbricitante


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The advice was followed readily, for the feverish symptoms increased, and her head ached acutely.
Nutty sat back and gave himself up to feverish thought.
This often disordered my health, and made me sometimes heavy and dull, but more often restless and feverish.
 
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