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Febrile
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Febrile has 1 sense
- febrile(a = adj.pert) feverish - of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" Antonym: afebrile
CIDE DICTIONARY
Febrile, a. [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, zealousROGET THESAURUS
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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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