frileux

From Late Latin frīgorōsus, from Latin frīgus, or from a Vulgar Latin *frigidulōsus (contracted to *fridlōsus), from frigidus. Compare Romanian friguros.

• IPA^(key): /fʁi.lø/

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frileux (feminine singular frileuse, masculine plural frileux, feminine plural frileuses)

1. sensitive to the cold, psychrosensitive
2. cautious (of policy, attitude, etc.)

   Son dernier roman a reçu un accueil plutôt frileux. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• frileusement
• frilosité

• “frileux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).