febrile

(fĕb'rəl, fē'brəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.

[Late Latin febrīlis, from Latin febris, fever.]

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adjective

Being at a higher temperature than is normal or desirable: febrific, feverish, hectic, hot, pyretic. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

adj

Definition: feverish
Antonyms: cold, freezing, frigid

Pertaining to or affected with fever.

feverish

IN BRIEF: Caused by fever.

The baby was susceptible to febrile seizures, but it is a condition that is usually outgrown.

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Pertaining to fever; feverish.

adj

Pertaining to or characterized by an elevated body temperature. A body temperature of over 100° F is commonly regarded as febrile.

For a list of words related to febrile, see:

• Signs and Symptoms - febrile: (adj) affected with fever
• Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical

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See words rhyming with "febrile."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - feber-, febril, fremkaldt af feber

Nederlands (Dutch)
koortsig, koortsachtig

Français (French)
adj. - fébrile, (Méd) hyperpyrétique, fiévreux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fiebrig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πυρετικός, εμπύρετος, πυρετώδης

Italiano (Italian)
febbricitante, febbrile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - febril

Русский (Russian)
лихорадочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - con fiebre, febril, afiebrado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - feberaktig, febril (bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发烧的, 热病的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 發燒的, 熱病的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 열이 나는, 열병의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 熱病の, 発熱から起こる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حمي , له علاقه بالحمى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של קדחת‬

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