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fe⋅brile

  [fee-bruhl, feb-ruhl or, especially Brit., fee-brahyl]
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–adjective
pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
Origin:
1645–55; < NL, ML febrīlis. See fever, -ile

Related forms:
fe⋅bril⋅i⋅ty  [fi-bril-i-tee] , noun
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feb·rile   (fěb'rəl, fē'brəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.

[Late Latin febrīlis, from Latin febris, fever.]
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Word Origin & History

febrile 
1651, from M.L. febrilis "pertaining to fever," from L. febris "a fever" (see fever).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fe·brile
Pronunciation: 'feb-"rIl also 'fEb-
Function: adjective
: FEVERISH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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febrile feb·rile (fěb'rəl, fē'brəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.

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