feverishly

In heated haste

Feverishly means with intense, restless energy—the kind of frantic activity that resembles someone in the grip of a fever.

It suggests urgency bordering on desperation: She feverishly searched through the papers for the missing document.

The word often implies work done under pressure, without pause for rest or reflection.

frantic

frantically

In desperate haste

hastily · rushed · panicked · scrambling · racing · madly · wildly · breathlessly · hectic · chaotic

passionate

passionately

With intense emotion

intensely · vehemently · fiercely · eagerly · enthusiastically · devotedly · obsessively · fanatically · single-mindedly · relentlessly

illness

delirious

Mentally unhinged temporarily

hallucinating · bedridden · ailing · flushed · burning up · fitful · restless · tossing · trembling · clammy

working

toiling

Working strenuously, exhaustingly

producing · typing · writing · scribbling · composing · creating · drafting · coding · building · assembling

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emotional intensity and agitation

feverishlycalmly

In a tranquil manner

coolly · tranquilly · peacefully · serenely · placidly

pace and urgency

feverishlyleisurely

Done without urgency

unhurriedly · slowly · languidly · lazily · sluggishly

deliberateness and control

feverishlymethodically

In an organized manner

deliberately · systematically · carefully · measuredly · steadily

Family

feverish

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G