# fevered

Pronunciation: US say "FEE-vurd" /ˈfivɚd/; UK say "FEE-vuhd" /ˈfiːvəd/

## Adjective

1. Affected by a fever, or showing the heat and weakness that one brings.
   - Simple: Made sick by a fever, with a hot body and a weak, tired feeling.
   - _The fevered patient drifted in and out of restless sleep._
   - _He came home from the trip pale, fevered, and barely able to stand._
2. Heated and impassioned, with an enthusiasm so intense it borders on distraction.
   - Simple: Very excited or worked up, almost too much to think clearly.
   - _Investors traded at a fevered pace as the rumor spread across the floor._
   - _He scribbled page after page in a fevered burst of inspiration._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of fever. Rare as a verb; fevered is usually an adjective, as in a fevered brow. — simple past and past participle of fever
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of fever. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

## Origin

Formed from the word 'fever' combined with the suffix '-ed'.

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