Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a feverish manner; as in a fever.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a feverish manner; excitedly.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a feverish manner

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

feverish +‎ -ly

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word feverishly.

Examples

  • She called feverishly for the office, but the reply was, "They do not answer."

    The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various

  • The resulting plays have little connection with real life; the poet and dreamer isolates himself, becoming absorbed in feverishly pursued speculation and phantasy.

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1936 - Presentation Speech 1936

  • I started signing my name feverishly, like I’d been asked to sign dozens of autographs in one mad minute.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • I started signing my name feverishly, like I’d been asked to sign dozens of autographs in one mad minute.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • I started signing my name feverishly, like I’d been asked to sign dozens of autographs in one mad minute.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • They tell me they're working feverishly and in television when we work feverishly, that is something to behold.

    CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2004 2004

  • A hubbub rose; men called feverishly for drink to help them forget they had been overcome.

    A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

  • It was doubtful if she heard any of the abbot's carefully measured words, or the uneasy blusterings of Astley, alternately offering her gallantries of comfort she did not value or need, and recalling feverishly that this crime left all questions unanswered, and in some none too logical way went to prove that the hermit had indeed been a priest, and the marriage he had solemnized still a marriage.

    The Hermit of Eyton Forest Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1987

  • It was doubtful if she heard any of the abbot's carefully measured words, or the uneasy blusterings of Astley, alternately offering her gallantries of comfort she did not value or need, and recalling feverishly that this crime left all questions unanswered, and in some none too logical way went to prove that the hermit had indeed been a priest, and the marriage he had solemnized still a marriage.

    The Hermit of Eyton Forest Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1987

  • Gauteng safety and security MEC Jesse Duarte said in a statement on Wednesday their release could not have happend at a worse time, especially as government was working "feverishly" to ensure that the criminal justice system reversed spiralling crime.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.