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In some senses, febrile is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
febrile
/ˈfiːbɹaɪl/
adj 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
known, lacking
VERB + FEBRILE
back, put, twist
FEBRILE + NOUN
atmosphere, earth's, pain, seizures
PREP.
down, in, within
ADV.
already
Definitions
adj
1
Feverish, or having a high temperature.
Aurora's orange sun (Baley scarcely noted the orange tinge now) was mildly warm on his back, lacking the febrile heat that Earth's sun had in summer (but, then, what was the climate and season on this portion of Aurora right now?).
2
Involving fever as a symptom or cause.
3
Full of nervous energy.
An already febrile atmosphere within the ground before the start had been stoked still further when France's players formed an arrow formation to face down the haka, and then advanced slowly over halfway as the capacity crowd roared.
Out in the ground, meanwhile, it was particularly disappointing to hear former England captain Andrew Strauss put the febrile atmosphere down to “people who don’t normally come to Lord’s”.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of or relating to or characterized by fever
Antonyms
- afebrile
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Aurora's orange sun (Baley scarcely noted the orange tinge now) was mildly warm on his back, lacking the febrile heat that Earth's sun had in summer (but, then, what was the climate and season on this
Wiktionary02
An already febrile atmosphere within the ground before the start had been stoked still further when France's players formed an arrow formation to face down the haka, and then advanced slowly over half
Wiktionary03
Out in the ground, meanwhile, it was particularly disappointing to hear former England captain Andrew Strauss put the febrile atmosphere down to “people who don’t normally come to Lord’s”.
Wiktionary04
The pallid cypresses seemed to twist in febrile pain.
Tatoeba · #1065695605
Seizures that occur during the course of a high fever, known as febrile seizures, affect 3 to 4 percent of all children.
Tatoeba · #12089267Usage Notes
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