feverishly

English

Etymology

From feverish +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

feverishly (comparative more feverishly, superlative most feverishly)

With excitement and determination.
With speed; rapidly.
- 1902, Joseph Conrad, chapter I, in Heart of Darkness:
  In the outer room the two women knitted black wool feverishly.

Synonyms

(with excitement): energetically, excitedly
(with speed): quickly, rapidly, speedily

Related terms

Translations

with excitement and determination

Catalan: febrilment (ca)
Finnish: kuumeisesti (fi)

Russian: лихора́дочно (ru) (lixorádočno), возбуждённо (ru) (vozbuždjónno), взволно́ванно (ru) (vzvolnóvanno)
Spanish: febrilmente (es)

with speed; rapidly

Finnish: vauhdilla (fi), kuumeisesti (fi), nopeasti (fi)

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