adj. Function: adjective
1 abnormally heated by fever FF1C; the child's forehead felt feverish FF1E;
Synonyms: febrile, fevered, fiery
Related Words: burning, flushed, hectic, hot, inflamed, pyretic
Antonyms: afebrile
2 marked by intense emotion or activity FF1C; a feverish imagination FF1E;
Synonyms: burning, fervid, fevered, heated, hectic
Related Words: excited, high-strung, nervous, overwrought; frenzied, furious, passionate
Idioms: keyed up
Contrasted Words: calm, composed, cool, serene, tranquil; apathetic, languid, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic