1
[ adjective ] marked by intense agitation or emotion

Synonyms

hectic

Examples

"worked at a feverish pace"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

In an effort to fortify himself against the unforeseen upsets sure to arise in the future , Herbert_A._Leggett , banker editor of the Phoenix `` Arizona_Progress '' , reflects upon a_few of the depressing experiences of the feverish fifties .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

He did not see Sparling , or DeGroot , or Ringel , or any of the feverish crew that had so harassed him twelve hours ago .

Related terms

agitated

2
[ adjective ] of or relating to or characterized by fever

Synonyms

febrile

Examples

"a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"

Related terms

afebrile fever fever

3
[ adjective ] having or affected by a fever

Synonyms

feverous

Related terms

ill

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