feverish activity

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• feverish — [[t]fi͟ːvərɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Feverish activity is done extremely quickly, often in a state of nervousness or excitement because you want to finish it as soon as possible. Hours of feverish activity lay ahead. The tents had to be erected, the… …   English dictionary

• feverish — adjective 1 suffering from a fever: feeling feverish | Her cheeks looked hot and feverish. 2 very excited or worried about something: They waited in a state of feverish anxiety for their mother to come home. | feverish activity/preparations/haste …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• feverish — fe|ver|ish [ˈfi:vərıʃ] adj 1.) suffering from a fever ▪ She lay in bed, too feverish to sleep. ▪ There was a feverish blush to his cheeks. 2.) very excited or worried about something ▪ They waited in a state of feverish anxiety for their mother… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• feverish — fe|ver|ish [ fiv(ə)rıʃ ] adjective 1. ) affected by fever: I feel feverish. feverish dreams 2. ) extremely excited: There was a lot of feverish activity backstage. ╾ fe|ver|ish|ly adverb ╾ fe|ver|ish|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• feverish — UK [ˈfiːvərɪʃ] / US [ˈfɪv(ə)rɪʃ] adjective 1) affected by fever I feel feverish. feverish dreams 2) extremely excited There was a lot of feverish activity backstage. Derived words: feverishly adverb feverishness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• feverish — [ˈfiːvərɪʃ] adj 1) affected by fever 2) extremely excited There was a lot of feverish activity backstage.[/ex] feverishly adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• activity — n. 1) to engage in, participate in, take part in an activity (all students take part in extracurricular activities) 2) to resume one s activities 3) to break off, terminate an activity 4) to curb; paralyze activity (business activity was… …   Combinatory dictionary

• feverish — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. tending to cause fever b. having the symptoms of a fever c. indicating or relating to fever 2. marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability < feverish excitement > • feverishly adverb • feverishness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• feverish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. febrile, hectic, hot; restless, agitated. See heat, excitement, excitability. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. febrile, hot, burning, above normal, running a temperature, pyretic, flushed, fevered,… …   English dictionary for students

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• HUNGARY — HUNGARY, state in S.E. Central Europe. Middle Ages to the Ottoman Conquest Archaeological evidence indicates the existence of Jews in Pannonia and Dacia, who came there in the wake of the Roman legions. Jewish historical tradition, however, only… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism