patibulaire

French

Etymology

From Latin patibulum + -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ti.by.lɛʁ/

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Adjective

patibulaire (plural patibulaires)

1. (archaic, relational) gibbet
2. sinister

   une mine patibulaire ― a sinister expression, a sinister look

Further reading

• “patibulaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.