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peureux.

fearful; anxious, nervous, neurotic

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pœ.ʁø//pø.ʁø/

  1. fearful; anxious, nervous, neurotic

  2. fearful, afraid

  3. fearful, frightenable

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French peoros, from Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun). By surface analysis, peur + -eux.

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