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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] adv → febrilmente


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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.
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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.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
For my own part, I had been feverishly excited all day.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
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