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• a  of or relating to or characterized by fever
  a febrile reaction caused by an allergen

• In his protean variety, his febrile energy (which could have come from his lifelong habit of popping nitroglycerin pills for a dicey heart), his incessant self-celebration and his .
• But in his only appearance in a French Open final, a febrile McEnroe seemed to crave victory too much: after winning the first two sets easily, he became rattled by noise coming .
• In September, the 17-mile collider was switched on for the first time, putting to rest the febrile webchatter that the machine would create an artificial black hole capable of .

• feverish

• afebrile

News & Articles

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• Google Plus Is Like Frankenstein's Monster
  Your humble correspondent begs your indulgence for this flu-fuelled stream-of-consciousness post, but deadlines wait for no virus, so needs must I expel the contents of my febrile mind onto this screen and thence to yours. To wit: Google Plus is a total mess. You probably knew that already. But you may not have realized that of late it has become an interesting mess...like Frankenstein's monster ...
  July 6, 2013 - TechCrunch

Quotes

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• Alistair Darling in guardian.co.uk
  Darling told MPS: "It would be irresponsible to speculate on the specifics of future responses. Indeed, providing a running commentary could add to the uncertainty in already febrile market conditions."
• Emmanuel Petit in ESPN
  Sagna defended like a junior for the two goals,Petit wrote in his column in Aujourd'hui Sport."I was surprised by his positioning, his errors in marking, his lost tackles. I found him quite febrile and that is not like him. It isn't a lack...