Showing posts with label febrile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label febrile. Show all posts

Thursday, December 1, 2016

feeble, febrile

Feeble or feeble means weak or debilitated, literally or figuratively --
He is getting old and feeble; he needs help to get around.
He made a feeble protest, but went along in the end.

Febrile or febrile means feverish, related to or caused by fever, physically or mentally--
A temperature that high can cause a febrile seizure.
His suspicions are the product of his febrile imagination.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"He is still feeble after a week in the hospital with an unknown febrile illness."