FEVERET
Fe"ver*et, n.
Defn: A slight fever. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
FEVERFEW
Fe"ver*few, n. Etym: [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See fever,
Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge.] (Bot.)
Defn: A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, or Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; — so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.
FEVERISH
Fe"ver*ish, a.
1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.
2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever; as, feverish symptoms.
3. Hot; sultry. "The feverish north." Dryden.
4. Disordered as by fever; excited; restless; as, the feverish condition of the commercial world. Strive to keep up a frail and feverish bing. Milton. — Fe"ver*ish*ly, adv. — Fe"ver*ish*ness, n.
FEVEROUS
Fe"ver*ous, a. Etym: [Cf.F. fiévreux.]