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feverous

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

affected with a fever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1871, George MacDonald, Organ Songs, “Longing,” in Works of Fancy and Imagination, London, Volume II, p. 230, O all wide places, far from feverous towns! Great shining seas! pine forests! mountains wild!

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2

adj

Meaning 2

having the nature of fever

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3

adj

Meaning 3

having a tendency to produce fever

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • a feverous disposition of the year

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adj

Meaning 4

feverish; frenetic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having or affected by a fever

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: feverish

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fever Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English feverous From fever + -ous.