feverishly
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5.1
- adverb
- /ˈfiːvərɪʃli/
- She studied feverishly for her final exams, determined to achieve top grades.
- worked feverishly
- wrote feverishly
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Watch on YouTubeAnd China is working feverishly to censor people talking about it, as we talked about last week.
- And China is working feverishly to censor people talking about it, as we talked about last week.
- So I'm sure somebody was listening and somebody is feverishly trying to get a promotion raised or whatever it is.
- AI is feverishly being developed by China, the US, Japan, Germany, and the UK, just to name the leaders.
- But we're not just feverishly, you know, superhuman.
Examples
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We're live Down Below with our nine finalists feverishly awaiting the results.
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The team worked feverishly to finish the project before the deadline.
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After all, the "best minds in the world" were feverishly working on these projects during the Cold War.
Academic text (2010) -
AI is feverishly being developed by China, the US, Japan, Germany, and the UK, just to name the leaders.
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On the way downstairs, I feverishly went over the things I was going to tell Linda.
Fiction book (1996) -
Which is why scientists at Argonne and around the world are working feverishly to develop what comes next.
Academic text (2010) -
Paramedics worked feverishly to save the life of Richard Cho.
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William sits on the backstage steps, writing feverishly in his notebook.
Fiction book (2000) -
Phoebe had been up all night, feverishly plotting the moves for Jazz's immediate future.
Fiction book (1990) -
Rescue workers work feverishly with jaws of life to get into the mangled wreckage.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
61
2.8
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
57
2.9
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
36
3.5
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
20
1.0
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
17
5.4
In a way that shows strong belief or feeling
15
8.1
In a very wild and angry way
6
4.9
In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm
6
3.0
In a lively and eager way
5
6.3
With extreme joy and excitement that feels wild
5
5.4
Doing something with great energy and strong interest
5
7.9
In a very wild and excited way without control
2
7.2
With very high energy and little control
1
5.1
In a lively, excited way
1
7.4
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
1
7.0
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
1
7.4
Showing great pleasure and excitement
1
7.7
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
1
5.3
In a lively and excited way
1
7.5
In a wild, panicked way
1
5.5
Doing many things quickly because there is little time
1
9.7
In a very excited and wild way
1
8.2
With strong, excited feeling for something
1
7.4
In a way that shows strong feeling and energy
Antonyms
How Excited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Feverishly comes from fever meaning 'a very high body temperature' and the endings -ish and -ly that turn it into an adverb. So, because someone with a fever moves with hot, nervous energy, to do something feverishly is to do it with intense, hurried excitement.