feverish

UK /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/ US /ˈfi.vɚ.ɪʃ/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

applied, lethargic, little, patient, still

VERB + FEVERISH

am, bit, feel, feeling, feels, felt, getting, made

FEVERISH + NOUN

activity, afternoon, embarrassment, excitement, i'm, tonight

PREP.

with, with

ADV.

also, probably

Definitions

adj

Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.

People who feel warm or provide a history of feeling feverish may also be determined to have a fever.

Filled with excess energy.

He worked with feverish excitement.

Morbidly eager.

a feverish desire to see her again

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — marked by intense agitation or emotion

hectic

adjective — having or affected by a fever

feverous

adjective — of or relating to or characterized by fever

febrile

Antonyms

afebrile

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.

Wiktionary

People who feel warm or provide a history of feeling feverish may also be determined to have a fever.

Wiktionary

He worked with feverish excitement.

Wiktionary

I feel very feverish.

Tatoeba · #37770

I feel a bit feverish tonight.

Tatoeba · #243247

I was feverish with embarrassment.

Tatoeba · #256795

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