fevered
adjective/ˈfiːvəd/
/ˈfiːvərd/
[only before noun]- showing great excitement or worry
- fevered excitement/speculation
- a fevered imagination/mind (= that imagines strange things)
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- suffering from a fever (= a high temperature)
- She mopped his fevered brow.
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