étique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin hecticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tik/

Adjective

étique (plural étiques)

1. consumptive, tubercular
2. skinny, thin
3. shabby, poor

Related terms

• étisie

Further reading

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