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   fe·brile

   /ˈfeˌbrīl/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing the symptoms of a fever: "a febrile illness"
   • ▪ having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy: "a febrile imagination"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French fébrile or medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris ‘fever’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. febrilely adverb
   • 2. febrility noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • E

     1

   • B

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   • R

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