hargneux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French hargneux, from Old French hergnos (“aggressive”), derivative of Old French hergne (“quarrel, dispute”), from hergner (“to wail, complain”), from Frankish *harmēn (“to insult, injure”), from Proto-Germanic *harmāną (“to harm, shame, pain”).

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ.ɲø/
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Adjective

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

  1. aggressive
    • 2023, Fabcaro, Didier Conrad, L'iris blanc [Asterix and the White Iris] (Asterix), Vanves: Hachette, →ISBN, page 33:
      Un pirate c'est négatif, hargneux et sanguinaire ! Ça pille et ça mange avec les doigts sans se laver les mains !
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