Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

    The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.

    fiebrig, febril, fieberhaft

    лихора́дочныйlixorádočnyj

    гарячко́вийharjačkóvyj

    having or affected by a fever

  2. Filled with excess energy.

    He worked with feverish excitement.

    fieberhaft

    гарячко́вийharjačkóvyj

  3. Morbidly eager.

    a feverish desire to see her again

Examples

20 sentences
  1. I feel a bit feverish tonight.

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  2. Tom is still feverish.

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  3. I feel feverish.

    ruМеня знобит.

    deIch fühle mich fiebrig.

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  4. You're still feverish.

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  5. Tom is feverish.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in the state of having a fever:
Русский
By meaning 1
in the state of having a fever:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in the state of having a fever:

Forms

more feverish, most feverish
Comparativemore feverish Lesson
Superlativemost feverish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • marked by intense agitation or emotion:hectic
  • having or affected by a fever:feverous
  • of or relating to or characterized by fever:febrile

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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