FEVEROUS

feverish, feverous

(adjective) having or affected by a fever

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

feverous (comparative more feverous, superlative most feverous)

affected with fever or ague

having the nature of fever

(rare) having a tendency to produce fever

Source: Wiktionary


Fe"ver*ous, a. Etym: [Cf.F. fiévreux.]

1. Affected with fever or ague; feverish. His heart, love's feverous citadel. Keats.

2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever; as, a feverous pulse. All maladies . . . all feverous kinds. Milton.

3. Having the tendency to produce fever; as, a feverous disposition of the year. [R.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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