Synonyms

febrific

American

[fi-brif-ik] / fɪˈbrɪf ɪk /

adjective

producing or marked by fever.

febrific British

/ fɪˈbrɪfɪk /

adjective

causing or having a fever

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Etymology

Origin of febrific

First recorded in 1700–10; febri- + -fic

Example Sentences

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But the stomach of our State, if we may be permitted to use the expression, is, as yet, too tender and febrific to allow such a fearful deglutition.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

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