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febrile

[ fee-bruh l, feb-ruh l or, esp. British, fee-brahyl ]
/ ˈfi brəl, ˈfɛb rəl or, esp. British, ˈfi braɪl /
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adjective

pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. febrifacient,
  2. febriferous,
  3. febrific,
  4. febrifugal,
  5. febrifuge,
  6. febrile convulsion,
  7. febrility,
  8. febris,
  9. february,
  10. february revolution

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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British Dictionary definitions for febrile

febrile

/ (ˈfiːbraɪl) /

adjective

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

febrile

adj.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for febrile

febrile

[ fĕb′rəl, fē′brəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.
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