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febrile

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feb·rile  (fbrl, fbrl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.
[Late Latin febrlis, from Latin febris, fever.]
febrile [fee-brile]
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Formal
1. very active and nervous: increasingly febrile activity at the Stock Exchange
2. of or relating to fever [Latin febris fever]
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Adj.1.febrile - of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"
feverish
afebrile - having no fever
febrile
adjective (Formal) feverish, hot, fevered, flushed, fiery, inflamed, delirious, pyretic Medical
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The rest stared at him with eyes arrested and riveted, and he went on in a febrile and feminine agitation.
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