fiévreux

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fièvre +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

fiévreux m (plural fiévreux)

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

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