[ 'eɪgju: ]
■ noun archaic malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering.
↘a fever or shivering fit.
Derivatives
~d adjective
aguish adjective
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. acuta (febris) 'acute (fever)'.
[ 'eɪgju: ]
■ noun archaic malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering.
↘a fever or shivering fit.
Derivatives
~d adjective
aguish adjective
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. acuta (febris) 'acute (fever)'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004