feverish
adjUK /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/ · US /ˈfi.vɚ.ɪʃ/
Etymology From fever + -ish.
1
Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
- The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
- People who feel warm or provide a history of feeling feverish may also be determined to have a fever.2020 December 7, Kristen Rogers, “Think your normal temperature is 98.6? Maybe not (and why that’s important)”, in CNN:
2
Filled with excess energy.
- He worked with feverish excitement.
3
Morbidly eager.
- a feverish desire to see her again
- Derived terms
- feverishly, feverish matter, feverishness, feverish urine, unfeverish