pénible

See also: penible

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French peinible; morphologically, from peine +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.nibl/

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Adjective

pénible (plural pénibles)

1. painful, hard, displeasing
2. annoying (about someone)

   Mon frère est si pénible lui! ― My brother is so annoying!

Further reading

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