Definitions
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
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term feverishness is used when the temperature ranges from 99° to
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It had almost a kind of feverishness -- as if she relished fully the position she held towards
Mrs. Falchion, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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It had almost a kind of feverishness -- as if she relished fully the position she held towards
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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It had almost a kind of feverishness -- as if she relished fully the position she held towards
Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2. Gilbert Parker 1897
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I am exceedingly vexed about your "feverishness"; for I know it is just that you are taking the opportunity of being your own entire master to sit up at nights and work at odd hours and play the devil with yourself.
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They are better than milk, as milk frequently produces "feverishness," while fruit juices allay it.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Martha Meir Allen 1890
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Men with the condition, known as post orgasmic illness syndrome or POIS and documented in medical journals since 2002, get flu-like symptoms such as feverishness, runny nose, extreme fatigue and burning eyes immediately after they ejaculate.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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And the feverishness of today is going to be completely forgotten, or as close to that as possible.
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It was starting to take during slightest dual hours, considering a feverishness as good as my own miss of earthy endurance, to get to dads 'house.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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The high feverishness during a outset will frail a breast skin as well as close in a turkey juices so they do not frizzle away.
Quick! Help me cook a turkey! - Straight Dope Message Board admin 2009
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