feverish
adjective
fe·ver·ish
ˈfe-vər-ish 
ˈfē-vrish
1
2
: marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability
feverish excitement
feverishly
adverb
feverishness
noun
Examples of feverish in a Sentence
She was feeling tired and feverish.
He had a feverish appearance.
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Her skin is always slightly feverish, unlike his own, which feels lukewarm to him, only half alive.
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
What exactly happened Real Madrid had won the first leg of the tie 2-1, but an Atleti goal within the first minute of the second leg on Wednesday leveled the aggregate score inside a feverish Metropolitano Stadium.
—Ben Church, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Zoom out: Buc-ee's, a rival convenience store chain with a similarly feverish following, will open its first North Carolina location in late 2026 or early 2027 in Mebane, WXII reported.
—Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
The Free Leonard Peltier team rushed back to the editing room to add this happy ending, working at a feverish pace to craft a new DCP for the January 27th premiere.
—Tom White, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
What exactly happened Real Madrid had won the first leg of the tie 2-1, but an Atleti goal within the first minute of the second leg on Wednesday leveled the aggregate score inside a feverish Metropolitano Stadium.
—Ben Church, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Zoom out: Buc-ee's, a rival convenience store chain with a similarly feverish following, will open its first North Carolina location in late 2026 or early 2027 in Mebane, WXII reported.
—Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
The Free Leonard Peltier team rushed back to the editing room to add this happy ending, working at a feverish pace to craft a new DCP for the January 27th premiere.
—Tom White, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feverish
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“Feverish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feverish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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feverish
adjective
fe·ver·ish
ˈfēv-(ə-)rish
1
a
: having a fever
b
: of, relating to, or being fever
c
: tending to cause fever
2
: showing great emotion or activity : hectic
feverish excitement
feverishly
adverb
feverishness
noun
Medical Definition
feverish
adjective
fe·ver·ish
ˈfēv-(ə-)rish
1
: showing symptoms indicating fever (as increased heat and thirst or delirium) : having a fever
the patient is feverish
specifically
: abnormally hot
the child's forehead felt feverish
2
: of or indicating fever
a feverish condition
3
: infected with or tending to cause fever
a damp, feverish, unhealthy spot—R. L. Stevenson
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