fiévreux

French

Etymology

From fièvre +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fje.vʁø/

Adjective

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

• fiévreusement

Noun

fiévreux m (plural fiévreux)

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

Further reading

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