veule

French

Etymology

Origin uncertain; possibly from a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin volare or volvo[1]; or, possibly from aveugle.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vøl/, /vœl/

Adjective

veule (plural veules)

  1. (literary) feeble

Derived terms

References
  1. “veule” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
  2. Linguistic Society of America (1944): Language, Volumes 20-21, p. 245

Further reading
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