a·gue (  gy )
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) ac
 ta, from Latin, feminine of actus; see acute.]
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gu·ish (gy- sh) adj.
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gu·ish·ly adv.
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gu·ish·ness n. |
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Ann's new medication caused her to feel like she had the ague, and she got so weak that she had to lie on the bathroom floor.
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