feverish
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
:
frenético
- The past few days have been a blur of feverish writing and weepy, confused loneliness.
- feverish pursuit
He says there are feverish movements which health cannot imitate.
- He says there are feverish movements which health cannot imitate.
Examples
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Yes, well, a man in a hospital waiting room while a loved one is under the knife has many feverish thoughts.
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There was color in his face now, a feverish glitter in his eyes.
Fiction book (1993) -
And I went on to think of our lives, of our feverish lives.
Fiction book (1997) -
Suddenly, he felt a feverish desire to get back to those books Shell had brought.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Reichstag elections of March 1933 occurred in an atmosphere of feverish excitement.
Academic text (2011) -
Yehudit blows her nose and looks at them with feverish, jet-lagged eyes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Oh, rarely had the words poured from my penny pencil... ...with such feverish fluidity.
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This hospital is constantly besieged by throngs of feverish admirers.
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The artist worked with feverish enthusiasm, creating multiple pieces in a single day.
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As the deadline approached, the team became feverish in their efforts to complete the project.
Synonyms
329
2.8
Having very strong feelings about something
175
2.7
Very excited and interested in something
138
1.3
Very excited and unable to stay calm
108
1.6
Full of strong activity and excitement
65
3.9
Very busy with a lot of rushed, confusing activity
38
6.3
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
37
4.2
Feeling very energetic and unable to sit still
21
6.5
Showing very strong excitement and uncontrolled actions
10
6.7
Very excited and unable to control strong feelings
7
5.3
Excited and hurried because of strong feelings
7
5.6
Easily feeling strong anger or excitement
6
4.3
Too active and noisy because of strong feelings
3
4.0
Full of strong feeling or interest
2
7.0
Feeling nervous and upset because of stress or embarrassment
1
5.6
A time when excitement or tension is very high
1
7.0
Filled with a sudden rush of excitement and energy
Being very excited and unable to stay calm
Very excited and unable to stay calm
Showing extreme, uncontrolled emotion that upsets or frightens others
A discussion full of strong feelings and anger
Antonyms
How Excited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Feverish also comes from fever; a helpful way to remember this sense is to think of strong excitement as a kind of 'fever' that makes people hot and restless, so feverish can mean very excited or agitated.