fabrile

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adjective

Pertaining to a factory, or to stonework, metalwork, woodwork, etc.

“fabrile skill”

OriginLatin fabrilis →
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Meanings

adjectivefabrile (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparablePertaining to a factory, or to stonework, metalwork, woodwork, etc.

    fabrile skill

    1 more example

    fabrile industries

Origin

  1. Latinfabrilis
  2. Englishfabrile

From Latin fabrilis, from faber (“workman”). See forge.

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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