épineux
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French espineus, espinus, from Latin spīnōsus. Equivalent to épine + -eux.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
épineux (feminine épineuse, masculine plural épineux, feminine plural épineuses)
- spikey; spiny
- (figuratively) spikey; abrasive, nettlesome
- (figuratively, of a person) deliberately difficult or awkward
- spinous, spinal
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See also edit
Noun edit
épineux m (plural épineux)
Further reading edit
- “épineux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “épineux” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.