fusile

See also: fusilé

English

Etymology 1

From Latin fūsilis, from the participle stem of fundere (“to pour”).

Adjective

fusile (comparative more fusile, superlative most fusile)

1. (now rare) That can be melted; meltable
2. (now rare) That has been melted to by heat; liquid, flowing
3. Forged or formed by melting or casting

Antonyms

• infusile

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

fusile (plural fusiles)

1. (heraldry) Alternative form of fusil

Latin

Adjective

fūsile

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fūsilis

References

• fusile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Sardinian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fusil; see there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈsile/, [fu.ˈziː.lɛ]

Noun

fusile m (plural fusiles)

1. rifle

Spanish

Verb

fusile

1. inflection of fusilar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative