fébrile

See also: febrile

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris (whence fièvre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.bʁil/

Adjective

fébrile (plural fébriles)

1. febrile, feverous, feverish

   Avant l’examen, elle était fébrile et ne pouvait pas se concentrer.

   Before the exam, she was febrile and couldn't concentrate.

Derived terms

• fébrilement

Further reading

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