🇬🇧 Feverish meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Feverish” means your body is hotter than normal because you are sick. You might feel sweaty or cold and shivery at the same time, your face can get red, and you feel tired and yucky. When you are feverish, you usually need rest, water, and sometimes medicine to help your body fight germs and get better.

My feverish forehead was so hot, I thought about frying an egg on it, but I was too tired to cook.

I felt feverish and asked my pillow, “Are you melting or is that just me?”

My feverish body shivered so much I looked like a phone stuck on vibrate mode.

My feverish cheeks were so hot, my little brother tried to toast a marshmallow next to my face.

When you’re feverish, your body is actually trying to cook the germs like tiny, evil noodles.

She lay feverish on the sofa, feverish palms on a cold cup of tea. A feverish flush climbed her neck as he pressed a cool cloth to her feverish forehead. Her breath came quick and feverish; the little fan turned slowly. After a long hour she relaxed, sleep easing the heat and the household sighed in relief.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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