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  • What made this collapsed and scrawny body especially horrible was the crisp Zegna suit that Takahashi wore, his neatly combed hair parted on his bony skull, the bumpy finger joints, the fever-bright eyes behind the stylish glasses.

    Beard 2010

  • Now, as Garwen entered, Marcia looked up, a brief flare of something like hope lighting her fever-bright eyes.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Seb was facing Nick down, and his eyes were fever-bright, his head thrown back.

    The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010

  • Isolde turned away to see that Marcia was awake, her head turning restlessly against the pillow, eyes fever-bright and a hectic flush on her cheeks.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Isolde turned away to see that Marcia was awake, her head turning restlessly against the pillow, eyes fever-bright and a hectic flush on her cheeks.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Now, as Garwen entered, Marcia looked up, a brief flare of something like hope lighting her fever-bright eyes.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Seb was facing Nick down, and his eyes were fever-bright, his head thrown back.

    The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010

  • Isolde turned away to see that Marcia was awake, her head turning restlessly against the pillow, eyes fever-bright and a hectic flush on her cheeks.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Now, as Garwen entered, Marcia looked up, a brief flare of something like hope lighting her fever-bright eyes.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • To witness Africa's unrelenting hunger, look no further than into the fever-bright eyes of 17 severely malnourished infants languishing in a west African hospital.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

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  • mamagoose26 commented on the user mamagoose26

    I looked up the word fever-bright. Although it has been used in plenty of places, there is no listed definition. I would say that fever-bright means "eyes radiant through a fever from illness, or excitement; frenzied."

    May 8, 2014