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feverishness|ˈfiːvərɪʃnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] The state or condition of being feverish; an instance of the same. lit. and fig.
1662R. Mathew Unl. Alch. §76. 97 It is to their great benefit, in taking off from them..feverishness. 1709Ld. Shaftesbury Charact. (1711) II. 129 Satiety..and Feverishness of Desire, attend those who passionately study Pleasure. 1764E. Carter Let. Jan. (1809) III. 237 Lord Lyttelton has a slight feverishness. 1860–1F. Nightingale Nursing 55 Feverishness is generally supposed to be a symptom of fever—in nine cases out of ten it is a symptom of bedding. |