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Definition of feverish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

feverish

adjective
 
/ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
 
/ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
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  1. [usually before noun] showing strong feelings of excitement or worry, often with a lot of activity or quick movements
    • The whole place was a scene of feverish activity.
    • a state of feverish excitement
    • He worked with feverish haste.
    • feverish with longing
  2. suffering from a fever (= a high temperature); caused by a fever
    • She was aching and feverish.
    • a feverish cold/dream
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