feverish

CEFRC1

/ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a fever or showing great excitement and energy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Filled with excess energy.

Examples

  • I seem to have caught cold. I'm a little feverish.

  • I feel a bit feverish tonight.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Morbidly eager.

  2. Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

More examples

In context

  • The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.

  • a feverish desire to see her again

  • I feel very feverish.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The patient felt blank and was shivering under several blankets.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From fever + -ish.