- febrific
- adjective Date: 1710 archaic feverish
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
febrific
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Febrific — Fe*brif ic, a. [L. febris fever + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {fy} .] Producing fever. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
febrific — [fē brif′ik] adj. [< Fr febrifique: see FEBRI + FIC] Archaic having or producing a fever … English World dictionary
febrific — /fi brif ik/, adj. producing or marked by fever. [1700 10; FEBRI + FIC] * * * … Universalium
febrific — adjective a) Feverish, inflamed. b) Hot tempered. See Also: fever … Wiktionary
febrific — SYN: febrifacient (1). * * * fe·brif·ic fi brif ik adj producing fever … Medical dictionary
febrific — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Being at a higher temperature than is normal or desirable: febrile, feverish, hectic, hot, pyretic. See HOT … English dictionary for students
febrific — adj. causing fever, inducing fever … English contemporary dictionary
febrific — fe·brif·ic … English syllables
febrific — /fəˈbrɪfɪk/ (say fuh brifik) adjective producing or marked by fever. {febri + fic} …
febrific — ifik adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin febrificus, from Late Latin febri + Latin ficus fic archaic : producing fever … Useful english dictionary
