febrile

[ fee-bruhl, feb-ruhlor, especially British, fee-brahyl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.

febrile

/ ˈfiːbraɪl; fɪˈbrɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to fever; feverish

Derived Forms

• febrility, noun

Other Words From

• fe·bril·i·ty [fi-, bril, -i-tee], noun
• non·febrile adjective
• post·febrile adjective
• un·febrile adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of febrile¹

1645–55; < New Latin, Medieval Latin febrīlis. See fever, -ile

Word History and Origins

Origin of febrile¹

C17: from medical Latin febrīlis , from Latin febris fever

Example Sentences

In the febrile atmosphere of Greece waiting for the onslaught everyone knows is coming, secret agents are proliferating.

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But Beardsley was watching Pederson now, whose face took on a sudden febrile gleam.

From Project Gutenberg

If an acute febrile condition develops, the wound is mortal.

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Febrile and inflammatory diseases were all treated by the withdrawal of nourishment, carried to the extreme.

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Everyone was febrile and overwrought except Anne-Marie herself, who seemed to trouble not at all about it.

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Fewer colds; febrile attacks very slight; great elasticity in recovering from disease.

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