feverish — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

   Examples

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

   People who feel warm or provide a history of feeling feverish may also be determined to have a fever.

2. Filled with excess energy.

   Examples

   He worked with feverish excitement.

3. Morbidly eager.

   Examples

   a feverish desire to see her again

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   Toward this objective, China's recent three supreme leaders, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and the incumbent Xi Jinping, all embrace such a new security agenda and engage in feverish Xinjiang ethnic pacification and military buildup campaigns, with each of the three leaders having his own landmark event in implementing this Xinjiang final solution.

Adjective

1. marked by intense agitation or emotion

   Synonyms

   hectic

   Examples

   worked at a feverish pace

2. of or relating to or characterized by fever

   Synonyms

   febrile

   Examples

   a febrile reaction caused by an allergen

3. having or affected by a fever

   Synonyms

   feverous