permaloso

Italian

Etymology

17th century: from (aversene) per male (“to take offense”) +‎ -oso (“-y, -ous”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /per.maˈlo.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: per‧ma‧ló‧so

Adjective

permaloso (feminine permalosa, masculine plural permalosi, feminine plural permalose)

  1. thin-skinned, touchy
    Synonyms: irritabile, suscettibile

Derived terms

Noun

permaloso m (plural permalosi, feminine permalosa)

  1. a touchy person
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