feverish Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite marked by intense agitation or emotion
hectic.
- worked at a feverish pace
adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
febrile.
- a febrile reaction caused by an allergen
adjective satellite having or affected by a fever
feverous.

Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.
Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever; as, feverish symptoms.
Hot; sultry. "The feverish north." Dryden.
Disordered as by fever; excited; restless; as, the feverish condition of the commercial world.
Strive to keep up a frail and feverish bing. Milton.
-- Fe"ver*ish*ly, adv. -- Fe"ver*ish*ness, n.