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pénible

Pronunciation: /pe.nibl/

“pénible” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. painful, hard, displeasing
  2. annoying

In French

  1. Qui se fait avec peine, qui donne de la peine, de la fatigue.
  2. Qualifie un style qui manque de naturel et qui sent l’effort.
  3. Qui fait de la peine, qui affecte désagréablement l’âme, l’esprit.
  4. Personne pénible, usante.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French penible, from Old French peinible. By surface analysis, peine + -ible.

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