febrificadj.
/fɪˈbrɪfɪk/ a. Producing fever.
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feverous1603
feverish1653
febrific1710
febrifacient1803
pyrogenetic1871
pyrogenic1871
pyrogenous1874
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feverousa1393
feverisha1398
febrousc1425
febrilous1651
febrile1666
febrific1749
pyrexial1787
pyrectic1822
pyretic1850
post-febrile1874
1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 203 A Febrific Glyster.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. iii. 163 The Aliment..will aggravate the febrific Symptoms. View more context for this quotation
1766 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 15 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2779 The febrific humour fell into my legs.
1832 in N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. Febrific, producing fever.
1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Febrific, producing fever.
b. = feverish adj.
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1832 in N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. Febrific, feverish.
1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Febrific, the same as Feverish.
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