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# febrile

adjective (febrile)

«febrile» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (medicine) Febrile means having a fever, a high body temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#m1)
2. (formal) Febrile means nervous, excited and restless, often in a busy or tense way: «a febrile mood». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#m2)

### In the lessons

In medicine and health lessons it is a doctor's word: «a febrile child» is one with a fever; febrile convulsions are fits some young children have during a high fever. In formal writing and the news it describes a tense, excited atmosphere. It is a rare, formal word.

### Examples

- The doctor said the baby was febrile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#x1)
- Febrile convulsions can happen with a high temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#x2)
- The atmosphere in the crowd was febrile before the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#x3)
- The election campaign had a febrile mood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#x4)
- A febrile patient needs fluids and rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#x5)
- The city was febrile with rumours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/#x6)

### Note

Adjective; formal or medical. Pronounced «FEE-bryle» (UK) or «FEB-ril» (US). Everyday words: «feverish», «having a temperature». Opposite in medicine: afebrile (no fever). A normal body temperature is about 37 °C; a fever is usually 38 °C or more.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «febrile» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/febrile/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«febrile» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/febrile.html) on Mova free.