a·gue 
(āgy)
(āgy)n.
1. A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating. Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria.
2. A chill or fit of shivering.
[Middle English, from Old French (fievre) ague, sharp (fever), from Medieval Latin (febris) acūta, from Latin, feminine of acūtus; see ACUTE.]
agu·ish (āgy-ĭsh) adj.
agu·ish·ly adv.
agu·ish·ness n.