feverishness

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfiːvərɪʃnɪs/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fe•ver•ish  (fēvər ish),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologyhaving fever.
  2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever:a feverish excitement.
  3. excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
  4. having a tendency to produce fever.
  • Middle English feverisch. See fever, -ish1 1350–1400
fever•ish•ly, adv. 
fever•ish•ness, n. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frenzied, impatient, fervent, wrought-up.

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