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Today's Word "febrile"

Of or pertaining to fever on

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febrile \FEB-ruhl; FEE-bruhl; -bryl\ (adjective) - Of or pertaining to fever; indicating fever or derived from it; feverish.

"As a wave of vibrant excitement washed over me, I tremulously got hold of the rumpled letter, and in febrile anxiety unfolded it." -- Niels Vandamme, 'Tempest: The Transition"

 

Febrile comes from Late Latin febrilis, from Latin febris, "fever."


 

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