febriferous

English

Etymology

From Latin febris (“fever”) + -ferous.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

febriferous (comparative more febriferous, superlative most febriferous)

1. (archaic) Causing fever.

   a febriferous locality

   febriferous air

   febriferous district

References

• “febriferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.