feverish

Everyday

1. Feverish means having a fever, with a high body temperature, feeling hot, shivery and unwell. tree →
2. Feverish also means very fast, excited and nervous, as in feverish activity. tree →

In the lessons

Health lessons and everyday illness (rest, drink water, tell an adult; normal temperature is about 37 °C). In stories: feverish dreams, or working feverishly before a deadline. Phrases: feel feverish, feverish dreams, work feverishly, feverish excitement.

Examples

• I felt feverish and Mum took my temperature. tree →
• The feverish child slept all afternoon. tree →
• He had strange feverish dreams. tree →
• The builders worked feverishly to finish before the storm. tree →
• There was feverish excitement before the final. tree →
• She searched feverishly for her lost ticket. tree →
• In the morning, when light came, the gazelle was sick in its stomach and feverish, and its legs ached. tree →

Note

A fever is usually 38 °C or above. Feverishly (adverb) is mostly the second meaning: in a rush. Do not take medicine without an adult.