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fevered
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fevered
(adjective)
fevered
/
ˈ
fiːvɚd/
adjective
fevered
/
ˈ
fiːvɚd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FEVERED
[
more fevered; most fevered
]
1
:
having or affected by a fever
—
usually used in the phrase
fevered brow
She wiped the sweat from his
fevered brow
.
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:
very excited or active
fevered
activity/experimentation
a
fevered
imagination
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