| feverous | 1. Affected with fever or ague; feverish. "His heart, love's feverous citadel." (Keats) 2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever; as, a feverous pulse. "All maladies . . . All feverous kinds." (Milton) 3. Having the tendency to produce fever; as, a feverous disposition of the year. Origin: Cf.F. Fievreux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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