febrile
Use Febrile in a sentence
brəl, ˈfɛb adjective
pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
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febrile (ˈfiːbraɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of or relating to fever; feverish | |
| [C17: from medical Latin febrīlis, from Latin febris fever] | |
| febrility | |
| —n | |
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Febrile
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
febrile
1650s, from M.L. febrilis "pertaining to fever," from L. febris "a fever" (see fever).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
febrile feb·rile (fěb'rəl, fē'brəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.
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Example sentences
In this febrile mix, the tales about the source of some rumours sound almost as fanciful as the rumours themselves.
And the national political climate was becoming more febrile and polarized.
For such a humdrum country, the debate is surprisingly febrile.
During two of my kids' febrile seizures, they stopped breathing for awhile.
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