fiévreux

French

Etymology

From fièvre +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fje.vʁø/

Adjective

fiévreux (feminine fiévreuse, masculine plural fiévreux, feminine plural fiévreuses)

feverish, running a high body temperature
causing fever
(figuratively) hot-tempered, agitated
Synonym: fébrile

Derived terms

fiévreusement

Noun

fiévreux m (plural fiévreux)

a fever-sufferer, notably a feverish patient
(figuratively) a hothead, feverishly agitated person

Further reading

“fiévreux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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