feverish, feverous
(adjective) having or affected by a fever
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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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