feverish
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fe·ver·ish
(fē′vər-ĭsh)adj.
1.
a. Relating to or resembling a fever.
b. Having a fever or symptoms characteristic of a fever.
c. Causing or tending to cause fever.
2. Marked by intense agitation, emotion, or activity: worked at a feverish pace.
fe′ver·ish·ly adv.
fe′ver·ish·ness n.
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feverish
(ˈfiːvərɪʃ) orfeverous
adj
1. (Medicine) suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
2. in a state of restless excitement
3. of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
ˈfeverishly, ˈfeverously adv
ˈfeverishness n
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fe•ver•ish
(ˈfi vər ɪʃ)adj.
1. having fever.
2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: feverish excitement.
3. excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
4. having a tendency to produce fever.
[1350–1400]
fe′ver•ish•ly, adv.
fe′ver•ish•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | feverish - marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace" agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" |
2. | feverish - of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" | |
3. | feverish - having or affected by a fever |
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feverish
feveredadjective
1. frantic, excited, desperate, distracted, frenzied, impatient, obsessive, restless, agitated, frenetic, overwrought a state of feverish excitement
frantic cool, collected, calm, composed, serene, tranquil, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), offhand, unruffled, nonchalant, unemotional, unexcitable
frantic cool, collected, calm, composed, serene, tranquil, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), offhand, unruffled, nonchalant, unemotional, unexcitable
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feverish
adjective1. Being at a higher temperature than is normal or desirable:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fever
(ˈfiːvə) noun (an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat. She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.fiebre
ˈfeverish adjective1. having a slight fever. She seems a bit feverish tonight.febril
ˈfeverishly adverb quickly and excitedly. He wrote feverishly.febrilmente
at fever pitch at a level of great excitement. The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear.al rojo vivo
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feverish
adj con fiebre or calenturaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.