feverish

1. 1.

   marked by intense agitation or emotion

   “worked at a feverish pace”

   Synonymshectic

   Similaragitated
2. 2.

   of or relating to or characterized by fever

   “a febrile reaction caused by an allergen”

   Synonymsfebrile
3. 3.

   having or affected by a fever

   Synonymsfeverous

   Similarill

Questions about feverish

What does feverish mean?

feverish means "marked by intense agitation or emotion". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in feverish?

feverish has 3 syllables: fe-ve-rish. The stress falls on "fe". In IPA it is /ˈfivɚɪʃ/.

What is another word for feverish?

Close synonyms include hectic, febrile, feverous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is feverish a common word?

feverish is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.