Today's Word "febrile"
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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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