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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being feverish; a slight febrile affection.
  • noun Hence Heated or fitful agitation or excitement: as, the feverishness of popular feeling.

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  • noun The quality of being feverish

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  • noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

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feverish +‎ -ness

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