feverishly
- adverb
- /ˈfiːvərɪʃli/
- She studied feverishly for her final exams, determined to achieve top grades.
- worked feverishly
- wrote feverishly
And 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
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
In a way that shows strong belief or feeling
In a very wild and excited way without control
In a lively and eager way
In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm
With extreme joy and excitement that feels wild
Doing something with great energy and strong interest
With very high energy and little control
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
In a lively, excited way
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
Showing great pleasure and excitement
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
In a lively and excited way
In a very excited and wild way
In a very wild and angry way
In a wild, panicked way
Doing many things quickly because there is little time
With strong, excited feeling for something
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.