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febrile

[fee-bruh l, feb-ruh l or, esp. British, fee-brahyl]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.

Origin of febrile

1645–55; < New Latin, Medieval Latin febrīlis. See fever, -ile
Related formsfe·bril·i·ty [fi-bril-i-tee] /fɪˈbrɪl ɪ ti/, nounnon·fe·brile, adjectivepost·fe·brile, adjectiveun·fe·brile, adjective
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Related Words for febrile

delirious, fiery, flushed, hot, inflamed, fevered, hallucinatory, pyretic

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Contemporary Examples of febrile

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Historical Examples of febrile

British Dictionary definitions for febrile

febrile

adjective
  1. of or relating to fever; feverish
Derived Formsfebrility (fɪˈbrɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for febrile

C17: from medical Latin febrīlis, from Latin febris fever
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Word Origin and History for febrile
adj.

1650s, from Medieval Latin febrilis "pertaining to fever," from Latin febris "a fever" (see fever).

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febrile in Medicine

febrile

[fĕb′rəl, fē′brəl]
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.
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