adjective
- relating to or having a fever
- showing intense excitement or activity
Usage: medical
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The child’s febrile condition required immediate medical attention.
- Febrile seizures can occur in young children with high temperatures.
- The patient showed febrile symptoms including chills and sweating.
- The stock market experienced febrile activity before the announcement.
- His febrile imagination produced wild theories about the mystery.
- The febrile pace of the campaign exhausted the candidates.