feverous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fē′vər əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fe•ver•ous  (fē′vər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologyfeverish.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see fever, -ous
fe′ver•ous•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fe•ver•ish  (fē′vər 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
fe′ver•ish•ly, adv. 
fe′ver•ish•ness, n. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frenzied, impatient, fervent, wrought-up.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feverish / ˈfiːvərɪʃ/, feverous
  1. suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
  2. in a state of restless excitement
  3. of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
ˈfeverishly, ˈfeverously
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