influenzicadj.
/ˌɪnflʊˈɛnzɪk/, U.S. /ˌɪnˌfluˈɛnzɪk/ Now rare.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of influenza. Cf. influenzal adj.
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influenzal1803
influenzaed1836
influenzacized1849
influenzic1887
grippé1890
gripped1892
'flu-like1941
1887 Morning Post 17 June 5/4 The influenzic attack is disappearing.
1891 Antananarivo Ann. & Madagascar Mag. 5 110 The great mortality was undoubtedly due to what might be termed ‘influenzic pneumonia’.
1907 Med. Brief 35 471/1 Paralleling the so-called phenomena of the various epidemic diseases, one can not but be struck by the remarkable preponderance of purely influenzic symptoms throughout them all.
1916 Times 24 Apr. 7/1 The Archdeacon of Westminster has been suffering from influenzic bronchitis.
1931 C. E. Vulliamy John Wesley xiii. 186 His health was generally excellent, though at times he had touches of ‘fever’, probably of an influenzic sort.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1887