feverous

[ fee-ver-uhs ]

adjective

1. feverish.

Other Words From

• fever·ous·ly adverb
• non·fever·ous adjective
• non·fever·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of feverous¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; fever, -ous

Example Sentences

During this feverous stretch of time trouble that followed here, however, the computer twitched like a seismograph during the Big One.

From FiveThirtyEight

The feverous mist made his head heavy, and filled it with dreams.

From Project Gutenberg

Is it that it is a false and feverous state for the Centre to live in the Circumference?

From Project Gutenberg

His feverous reception in England, from Dover pier onwards, has recalled an earlier, a more romantic world.

From Project Gutenberg

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