feverish
About 1.41 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
- adjective Filled with excess energy.
He worked with feverish excitement.
- adjective Morbidly eager.
a feverish desire to see her again
Similar words
febrile feverous sick agitated hectic ill pyrexical fevered hot overheating
Often followed by
and activity excitement haste anxiety state with impatience desire
Word family
feverishly feverishness feverishnesses
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