FEVERISH


Meaning of FEVERISH in English

1.

Feverish activity is done extremely quickly, often in a state of nervousness or excitement because you want to finish it as soon as possible.

Hours of ~ activity lay ahead. The tents had to be erected, the stalls set up.

= frantic

ADJ

2.

Feverish emotion is characterized by extreme nervousness or excitement.

...a state of ~ excitement.

ADJ: ADJ n

3.

If you are ~, you are suffering from a fever.

A ~ child refuses to eat and asks only for cold drinks...

She looked ~, her eyes glistened.

ADJ

~ly

He slept ~ly all afternoon and into the night.

ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj

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