English → Latin
“febrile” in Latin
febrīculōsusfeverish, febrileCatullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetryfebrisfever
The English word febrile itself goes back to Latin febris, through febrīlis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
febrile
febriculosus (Catullus, Gell.) or genitive febris. A febrile attack, tentatio febris. ☞ No adjective, febrilis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for febrile?
- The usual Latin words for “febrile” are febrīculōsus, Catullus, febris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.