frileux
French
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Late Latin frīgorōsus, from Latin frīgus, or from a Vulgar Latin *frigidulōsus (contracted to *fridlōsus), from frigidus. Compare Romanian friguros.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /fʁi.lø/
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Adjective
[edit]frileux (feminine frileuse, masculine plural frileux, feminine plural frileuses)
- sensitive to the cold, psychrosensitive
- (figuratively) tepid, lukewarm, chilly
- Son dernier roman a reçu un accueil plutôt frileux. ― His last novel received a rather chilly reception.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “frileux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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