adj 1  :  showing symptoms indicating fever (as increased heat and thirst or delirium)  :  having a fever <the patient is >  : specif  :  abnormally hot <the child's forehead felt >   2  :  of or indicating fever <a condition>   3  :  infected with or tending to cause fever <a damp, , unhealthy spot -R. L. Stevenson>  .
 
 
 
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