Synonyms for febrile

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fee-bruh l, feb-ruh l or, esp. British, fee-brahyl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi brəl, ˈfɛb rəl or, esp. British, ˈfi braɪl

Définition of febrile

Origin : 1650s, from Medieval Latin febrilis "pertaining to fever," from Latin febris "a fever" (see fever).

adj feverish

Example sentences :

The pulse was febrile; sleep good, but attended with dreams.
Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various

For the most part, she hurried about with febrile, aimless movements.
Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily

And Swig says: "Well, Mr. Febrile, have you ever acted ill?"
Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens

Inspired with a febrile strength, he enjoyed a temporary advantage.
Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner

"You are mistaken, Don Louis," she said with febrile energy.
Extract from : « The Indian Chief » by Gustave Aimard

But you'll get over it,—it's only the febrile stage of knowledge.
Extract from : « My Wife and I » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

His men and women are modern; they are of to-day, neurotic, morbid, febrile souls.
Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker

There is a serenity in his nervous, febrile, and tormenting talent.
Extract from : « Charles Baudelaire, His Life » by Thophile Gautier

They are very useful in bilious affections and dyspepsia, and in all febrile, putrid, and inflammatory complaints.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

While turning in febrile restlessness, she had pushed the coverlets a little aside.
Extract from : « Shirley » by Charlotte Bront

Antonyms for febrile

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