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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George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
An engaged and informed electorate is the best antidote to the feverish political wars destabilizing our country.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The feverish pandemic hyperpop scene dispersed; food house reckoned with personal issues and the industry.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2025
But the draw for Monday’s title tilt has everything fans look for from this tournament, a rare mix of top-seeded prestige and feverish comeback energies.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Feverish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feverish. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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