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Webster 1913 Edition


Feverish

Fe′ver-ish

,
Adj.
1.
Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst;
as, the patient is
feverish
.
2.
Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever;
as,
feverish
symptoms
.
3.
Hot; sultry.
“The feverish north.”
Dryden.
4.
Disordered as by fever; excited; restless;
as, the
feverish
condition of the commercial world
.

Syn. – fevered.
Fe′ver-ish-ly
,
adv.
Fe′ver-ish-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Feverish

FE'VERISH

, a.
1.
Having a slight fever; as the patient is feverish.
2.
Diseased with fever or heat; as feverish nature.
3.
Uncertain; inconstant; fickle; now hot, now cold.
We toss and turn about our feverish will.
4.
Hot; sultry; burning; as the feverish north.

Definition 2024


feverish

feverish

English

Adjective

feverish (comparative more feverish, superlative most feverish)

  1. In the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature.
    The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
  2. Filled with excess energy.
    He worked with feverish excitement.

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External links

  • feverish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • feverish in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911