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feverishly

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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.
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Adv.1.feverishly - in a feverish manner; "she worked feverishly"
Translations
feverishly [ˈfiːvərɪʃlɪ] ADVfebrilmente
feverishly [ˈfiːvərɪʃli] adv
(= frantically) [work] → fiévreusement
(MEDICINE)fébrilement
fever pitch n
to be at fever pitch → être frénétique
to reach fever pitch → être au comble de la frénésie
feverishly
adv
(= frantically) work, tryfieberhaft; (= agitatedly) awaiterregt; feverishly impatientfiebernd vor Ungeduld; the market is feverishly busyauf dem Markt herrscht eine fieberhafte Tätigkeit
sleep, tossfiebrig; talkim Fieber
feverishly [ˈfiːvrɪʃlɪ] adv (fig) → febbrilmente
feverishly [ˈfiːvrɪʃlɪ] adv (fig) → febbrilmente


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Strickland was a weird figure as he lay there, thinner than ever, with his ragged red beard and his eyes staring feverishly into vacancy; his illness seemed to have made them larger, and they had an unnatural brightness.
For even when coming into slight contact with the outer, vapory shreds of the jet, which will often happen, your skin will feverishly smart, from the acridness of the thing so touching it.
For my own part, I had been feverishly excited all day.
 
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