hargneux

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French

Etymology

From Middle French hargneux, from Old French hergnos (aggressive), derivative of Old French hergne (quarrel, dispute), from hergner (to wail, complain), from Frankish *harmijan (to insult, injure), from Proto-Germanic *harmijaną (to harm, shame, pain).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hargneux (feminine hargneuse, masculine plural hargneux, feminine plural hargneuses)

  1. aggressive

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