Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having or affected by a fever: Describes a state of having an abnormally high body temperature, typically as a symptom of illness.
   • Characterized by or causing fever: Describes something that is related to, produces, or is suggestive of a feverish condition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The feverous patient was given medication to reduce his temperature.
  • She spent a feverous night, tossing and turning with a high fever.
  • The region was considered feverous due to the prevalence of malaria.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can describe a state of intense excitement, agitation, or activity that resembles the symptoms of a fever.
  • The city was in a feverous state of anticipation before the festival.
  • His mind was feverous with creative ideas.

Variants and Related Words

• Fever (n): An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.
• Feverish (adj): Having or showing the symptoms of a fever; also used similarly in figurative contexts. (Note: 'Feverish' is more common in modern usage than 'feverous').
• Febrile (adj): Medical or formal term meaning related to or characterized by fever.

Synonyms

• Feverish
• Febrile
• Pyretic (medical term)
• Hot (informal, in context)

Antonyms

• Apyretic (medical: without fever)
• Afebrile (medical: without fever)
• Cool
• Healthy

Notes on Usage

• The adjective 'feverous' is less common in contemporary English than its synonym 'feverish'. It is often found in literary or older texts.
• It can be used both literally (for a medical condition) and figuratively (to describe intense excitement or activity).

Adjective

1. having or affected by a fever