Antonyms for feverish

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fee-ver-ish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi vər ɪʃ

Definition of feverish

Origin : late 14c., "causing fever;" 1630s, "excited;" 1640s, "having symptoms of fever," from fever + -ish. Earlier in same sense was feverous (late 14c.). Related: Feverishly; feverishness.

adj having a high temperature
adj excited, agitated

Example sentences :

"No, I ain't nervous," Garson cried, with a feverish effort to appear calm.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

His appearance might have been the effect of a feverish cold.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

For there she would feel no need of feverish action to pass the time.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Sophy was unwell, was feverish; the scarlet fever had been in the neighbourhood.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

She did not eat; she did not drink; she looked haggard and feverish.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

I was so feverish with expectation that I could not sleep the last three nights.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

I stayed three days at her house, as I was so feverish that my life was said to be in danger.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Some eyes seemed to behold them, and feverish voices pointed them out.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

And now that the wound is dressed you must try to sleep, and don't get feverish.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

To the dazed, feverish girl, the figure seemed to have two pairs of arms.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Synonyms for feverish

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