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Definitions

feverishly

[fee-ver-ish-lee] / ˈfi vər ɪʃ li /
ADVERB
excitedly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breathlessly eagerly frantically furiously heatedly madly passionately tensely wildly
WEAK
apprehensively erratically excitably frenziedly hotly hysterically restlessly tempestuously uncontrollably uncontrolledly
ADVERB
rashly
Synonyms
STRONG
headlong
WEAK
abruptly boldly carelessly daringly excitedly expeditiously fiercely foolishly frantically furiously hastily headily headstrongly heedlessly hurriedly ill-advisedly impetuously imprudently impulsively inadvisedly incautiously indiscreetly indomitably irresponsibly madly passionately precipitantly precipitately precipitously recklessly speedily thoughtlessly unpreparedly unthinkingly unwarily unwisely wildly

Example Sentences

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Chief Executive David Zaslav and his team have worked feverishly to pay down the colossal debt that came from Discovery’s 2022 takeover of the larger WarnerMedia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Doug feverishly bangs out a script and Griff, who plans to star in the remake, calls it “a masterpiece,” though the demented glint in Mr. Black’s eyes assures us it’s anything but.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Until then, the Swiss government will feverishly try to negotiate.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

In the summer of 1945, scientists and technicians at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico worked feverishly to complete the construction of the atomic bomb.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

Her lips moved feverishly in prayer to Lord Hanuman as she asked that good fortune smile on her oldest son.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.