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Definitions for: Feverish [adj] marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace"
[adj] having or affected by a fever
[adj] of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"
Webster (1913) Definition: Fe"ver*ish, a.
1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a
moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and
thirst; as, the patient is feverish.
2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a
fever; as, feverish symptoms.
3. Hot; sultry. ``The feverish north.'' --Dryden.
4. Disordered as by fever; excited; restless; as, the
feverish condition of the commercial world.
Strive to keep up a frail and feverish bing.
--Milton.
-- Fe"ver*ish*ly, adv. -- Fe"ver*ish*ness, n.
Synonyms: agitated, febrile, feverous, hectic, ill, sick
Antonyms: afebrile
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