feverish
adjective
fe·ver·ish
ˈfe-vər-ish 
ˈfē-vrish
1
2
: marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability
feverish excitement
feverishly
adverb
feverishness
noun
Examples of feverish in a Sentence
She was feeling tired and feverish.
He had a feverish appearance.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
Decorated former All-Stars, fireballing relievers, and useful utility players, all gone in a feverish streak of trades to clear the path to a messy rebuild.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As the case grew colder, New York’s press only grew more feverish.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
No one in the bracket carries the same feverish momentum.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feverish
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“Feverish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feverish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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feverish
adjective
fe·ver·ish
ˈfēv-(ə-)rish
1
a
: having a fever
b
: of, relating to, or being fever
c
: tending to cause fever
2
: showing great emotion or activity : hectic
feverish excitement
feverishly
adverb
feverishness
noun
Medical Definition
feverish
adjective
fe·ver·ish
ˈfēv-(ə-)rish
1
: showing symptoms indicating fever (as increased heat and thirst or delirium) : having a fever
the patient is feverish
specifically
: abnormally hot
the child's forehead felt feverish
2
: of or indicating fever
a feverish condition
3
: infected with or tending to cause fever
a damp, feverish, unhealthy spot—R. L. Stevenson
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