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febrile

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Adjective
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fe=brile

CIDE DICTIONARY

febrilea. [F. fébrile, from L. febris fever. See Fever.].
     Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived from it; as, febrile symptoms; febrile action.  Dunglison.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

febrile, adj. of or relating to fever; feverish.

Derivative
febrility n.
Etymology
F f{eacute}brile or med.L febrilis f. L febris fever

THESAURUS

febrile

ablaze, afire, ardent, at fever pitch, boiling, boiling over, breathless, burning, burning with excitement, cordial, delirious, drunk, enthusiastic, excited, exuberant, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fevered, feverish, feverous, fiery, flaming, flushed, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, glowing, hearty, heated, hectic, het up, hot, hyperpyretic, hyperthermic, hysteric, impassioned, in a fever, in rut, infatuated, inflamed, insane, intense, intoxicated, keen, lively, on fire, overanxious, overdesirous, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, passionate, perfervid, pyretic, red-hot, seething, sexually excited, steaming, steamy, ultrazealous, unrestrained, vigorous, warm, wild, zealous

ROGET THESAURUS

febrile

Excitability

N excitability, impetuosity, vehemence, boisterousness, turbulence, impatience, intolerance, nonendurance, irritability, itching, wincing, disquiet, disquietude, restlessness, fidgets, fidgetiness, agitation, trepidation, perturbation, ruffle, hurry, fuss, flurry, fluster, flutter, pother, stew, ferment, whirl, buck fever, hurry-skurry, thrill, state of excitement, fever of excitement, transport, passion, excitement, flush, heat, fever, heat, fire, flame, fume, blood boiling, tumult, effervescence, ebullition, boiling over, whiff, gust, story, tempest, scene, breaking out, burst, fit, paroxysm, explosion, outbreak, outburst, agony, violence, fierceness, rage, fury, furor, furore, desperation, madness, distraction, raving, delirium, phrensy, frenzy, hysterics, intoxication, tearing passion, raging passion, anger, fascination, infatuation, fanaticism, Quixotism, Quixotry, tete montee, excitable, easily excited, in an excitable state, high-strung, irritable, impatient, intolerant, feverish, febrile, hysterical, delirious, mad, moody, maggoty- headed, unquiet, mercurial, electric, galvanic, hasty, hurried, restless, fidgety, fussy, chafing, startlish, mettlesome, high-mettled, skittish, vehement, demonstrative, violent, wild, furious, fierce, fiery, hot-headed, madcap, overzealous, enthusiastic, impassioned, fanatical, rabid, rampant, clamorous, uproarious, turbulent, tempestuous, tumultuary, boisterous, impulsive, impetuous, passionate, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, ungovernable, irrepressible, stanchless, inextinguishable, burning, simmering, volcanic, ready to burst forth, volatile, excited, exciting, Int, pish!, pshaw!, noli me tangere, filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd, maggiore fretta minore atto.


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