Enfevered

/ɪnˈfɛvərd/ adjective

Definition

Affected by or suffering from a fever; feverish (archaic or poetic).

Etymology

Past participle of enfever, used as an adjective. Combines en- + fever + -ed to describe a state of being fevered.

Kelly Says

'Enfevered' is wonderfully atmospheric—in Gothic literature, a character is rarely just sick but 'enfevered,' suggesting a state where fever has transformed them into something almost unrecognizable.

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