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Webster 1913 Edition


Feverous

Fe′ver-ous

,
Adj.
[Cf.F.
fiévreux
.]
1.
Affected with fever or ague; feverish.
His heart, love’s
feverous
citadel.
Keats.
2.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever;
as, a
feverous
pulse
.
All maladies . . . all
feverous
kinds.
Milton.
3.
Having the tendency to produce fever;
as, a
feverous
disposition of the year
.
[R.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Feverous

FE'VEROUS

, a.
1.
Affected with fever or ague.
2.
Having the nature of fever.
All feverous kinds.
3.
Having a tendency to produce fever; as a feverous disposition of the year. [This word is little used.]

Definition 2024


feverous

feverous

English

Adjective

feverous (comparative more feverous, superlative most feverous)

  1. affected with fever or ague
  2. having the nature of fever
  3. (rare) having a tendency to produce fever; as a feverous disposition of the year

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