feverous
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- feverously adverb
- nonfeverous adjective
- nonfeverously adverb
Etymology
Origin of feverous
Example Sentences
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is taking home a gold medal in the Paris Olympic Games, defeating China’s Yang Liu in the welterweight category after feverous attacks on her gender.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024
It was a 6-on-4 for the Rangers, whose feverous push to force overtime wouldn’t be denied.
From Washington Post • May 8, 2012
With feeble steps but feverous haste she hurried over the grass.
From Paul Faber, Surgeon by MacDonald, George
Gazing forth from a beach of Dia the billow-resounding, Look'd on a vanish'd fleet, on Theseus quickly departing, Restless in unquell'd passion, a feverous heart, Ariadne.
From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Ellis, Robinson
An admirable antidote for such as, too sober and sincere to pass off feverous sensations for spiritualities, have been perplexed by Wesley's assertions—that a certainty of having been elected is an indispensable mark of election.
From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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