Febrile \Fe"brile\ (?; 277), a. [F. f['e]brile, from L. febris
fever. See Fever.]
Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived from it;
as, febrile symptoms; febrile action. --Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
febrile
adj : of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile
reaction caused by an allergen" [syn: feverish] [ant:
afebrile]
WordNet (r) 2.0
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
feverish
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