feverish

English

Etymology

From fever +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.vɚ.ɪʃ/

Adjective

feverish (comparative more feverish, superlative most feverish)

Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
Filled with excess energy.
He worked with feverish excitement.
Morbidly eager.
a feverish desire to see her again

Derived terms

Derived terms

feverishly
feverish matter

feverishness
feverish urine

Translations

in the state of having a fever

Burmese: ဖျား (my) (hpya:) (to be feverish)
Catalan: febril
Czech: horečnatý m
French: fiévreux (fr)
German: fiebrig (de), febril (de), fieberhaft (de)

Irish: fiabhrasach
Maori: tūhauwiri
Portuguese: febril (pt)
Spanish: febril (es)
Welsh: poeth (cy)

filled with excess energy

Catalan: febril
Czech: horečný m

German: fieberhaft (de)
Spanish: febril (es)

Further reading

feverish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
feverish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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