ague (â´gy¡) noun
1. A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating.
Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria.
2. A chill or fit of shivering.
[Middle English, from Old French (fievre) ague, sharp (fever), from Medieval Latin (febris)
acúta, from Latin, feminine of acútus. See ACUTE.]
- a´guish (â´gy¡-îsh) adjective
- a´guishly adverb
- a´guishness noun
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