CEFR B1

feverish

adjective

Meaning

feverish means having a fever, an elevated body temperature. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
He worked with feverish excitement.

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feverish (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/

Definition

feverish means having a fever, an elevated body temperature. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
He worked with feverish excitement.

How to Use feverish

feverish + noun (collocation): Use feverish before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a feverish reaction."
become feverish (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became feverish near the end."

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