incarognirsi

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Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

incarognìrsi (first-person singular present mi incarognìsco, first-person singular past historic mi incarognìi, past participle incarognìto) (intransitive)

  1. to become worthless, to become a good-for-nothing (of working animals and people)
  2. (derogatory) to become vile, to become a scoundrel (of people)
  3. to be or become stubborn or obstinate
  4. (uncommon) to break down, to become difficult (of a situation or relationship)
  5. (uncommon) to become chronic (of a disease)
  6. (uncommon) to take root, to become ingrained (of a vice or social evil)

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Further reading[edit]

  • incarognirsi in internazionale.it – Dizionario Italiano di Internazionale – Il Nuovo di Mauro
  • incarognirsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana