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espiègle,
| waggish, frolicsome, “un fri-pon fieffé, y

an arrant rogue a little mischievous fiévreux, se.

feverish

filial éternel, le.

everlasting, without filial, e.
end, eternal
fin, e.

cuning, fine, sly étoilé, e. starry figuré, e.

figurative étouffant, e. sultry finaud, e.

sly, artful étrange, strange, foreign fixe,

immovable, steady étroit, e. narrow, strait fluide,

fluid, liquid évitable, avoidable foncé, e.

deep exact, e.

ponctual, exact “couleur foncée" deep coloured excellent, e. excellent, rare fondu, e.

melted excessif, ve. excessive forcené, e.

mad expérimenté, e. experienced formel, le,

formal exprès, se. express, plain, clear fort, e.

strong, vigourous expressif, ve.

expressive fou, (fol) folle. foolish, mad, expiatoire, expiatory fragile

brittle, weak exprimable, that can be expressed frais, che.

fresh, cool extant, e. extant, in being franc, che.

frank, sincere, open extérieur, e. exterior, outward fréquent, e.

frequent externe, external frivole,

frivolous extrait, e. extracted froid, e.

cold Fabuleux, se. fabulous Gai, e.

cheerful facétieux, se. facetious, merry

gauche,

left, awkward facile,

easy généreux, se.

generous, liberal, fâcheux, se. hard, provoking

magnanimous factice, factitious, made, coined gentii, le genteel, neat, pretty "un mot factice” a new coined word glaçant, e.

freezing factieux, se. factious, seditious glacé, e.

frozen, glazed faible. weak glissant, e.

slippery fade, insipid, nauseous glorieux, se.

glorious fainéant, e.

idle, lazy, slothful gluant, e. glutinous, tenacious falot, e.

ridiculous gracieux, se. graceful, becoming famé, e. famed graisseux, se.

greasy famélique,

famished, starved grand, e. big, tall, great, huge fameux, se. famous gratuit, e.

gratuitous fantasque, fantastical, whimsical grave,

heavy, grave, low farci, e. stuffed Grec, que.

Grecian, Greek fardé, e. painted, rouged gredin,

beggarly, shabby fatigué, e. tired, fatigued grièche,

speckled fautif, ve.

faulty grossier, e.

coarse, mean, vile faux, sse.

false, deceitful grotesque, grotesque, ridiculous favorable, propitious, kind gueux, se.

needy, indigent favori, te. agreeable, best, liked

“Il est gueux

"He is as poor fécond, e.

rat as a church moufruitful, prolific comme felon,

rebellious, cruel d'église,” ferme, fast, strong, steady Habile,

skilful fertile, fertile haut, (h. a.) e.

high, tall feu, ue. late, deceased, heroïque,

heroical "e feu roi," the late king hideux, se.

hideous "la feue reine" the late queen heureux, se. happy, fortunate, lucky fidèle,

faithful homicide, murderous, killing fieffé, e. arrant, downright homogène,

homogeneous

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“Honni soit, qui that evil thinks” indistinct

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honni, obsol, confounded, abashed indigne, undeserving, unworthy

i į “Evil be to him, indiscret, e. indiscreet, unwise mal y pense,"

indistinct, confused honteux, se. 'shameful, ashamed individuel, le.

individual, single, horrible, horrible, frightful, dreadful

particular humain, e.

humane, human inexpiable, not to be atoned for humide, wet, damp, huinid inédit, e,

unpublished hydropique dropsical inexercé, e.

unexercised bypocrite hypocritical inexorable,

inexorable, not to
Idiot, e.
silly, foolish

be entreated
ignorant, e.
ignorant, infâme,

infamous, base
ignoble,
ignoble, vile, base infertile,

unfruitful, barren ignominous, infirme,

infirm, weak, sickly ignomineux, se.

disgraceful
infortuné, e.

unfortunate, unhapillégitime, illegitimate, unjust

py, unlucky
imbu, e.
imbued, tinctured
ingénieux, se,

ingenious, witty
immense,
immense

dexterous, skillful immobile

immovable ingénu, e. frank, sincere, without immodéré, e. immoderate

[guile immortel, e. immortel ingrat, e.

ungrateful impair, odd intelligent, e.

intelligent snombre impair" wodd number” intègre,

upright, honest impatient, e. impatient intarissable, that never dries

up impérieux, se.

imperious intrépide, fearless, undaunted impétueux, se.

impetuous, hasty intestat, e.
,

intestate, dying
impoli, e.
impolite

without a will important, e important introuvable,

not to be found imprévoyant, e. improvident inutile,

useless imprévu, e. unforeseen invendu, e.

unsold improbable, improbable

(of a carriage) impuni, e. unpunished inversable,

cannot be overset impropre,

improper impudent, e. impudent isolé, e.

insulated, alone impur, e

impure issu, e.

sprung, descended incapable,

incapable, unfit ivre, inebriated, intoxicated incertain, e. uncertain, “ ivre mort,"

« dead drunk" incivil, e.

uncivil, doubful jaloux, se. jealous, envious, tender incommode, troublesome, incon- jambé, e.

legged [venient jeune,

young, fiery inconnu, e. unknown, strange joli,

e.

pretty, neat, bonny inconstant, e.

inconstant joufflu, e. chubcheeked, chubby incorrect, e.

incorrect journalier, e. daily, uncertain incorruptible, incorruptible

" The fate or chan

"Les armes sont
incroyable,
incredible

ce of war is un-
indécis, e.
undecided, irresolute

journalières,"
indéfendu, e.
defenceless jovial, e.

jovial, merry
indéfini, e.
indefinite joyeux, se.

joyous, glad indélicat, e. indelicate Juif, ve.

Jewish indevot, e.

irreligious juste, / just, equitable, lawful indicible,

unspeakable justificatif, ve. serving to prove indifférent, e. indifferent juteux, se.

juicy indigeste, indigestible laborieux, se.

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lâche,
slack, sluggish, cowardly malhonnête,

dishonest, rude, ladre, leprous, stingy, mean

uncivil, knavish laid, e.

ugly, plain malicieux, se. malicious, wicked laiteux, se. milky malpropre, uncleanly, slovenly

affected languishing, droop- maniéré, e. langoureux, se.

ing, lingering “manière noire,” “mezzotinto" languissant, e. languid, weak, faint manifeste,

manifest, plain lanifère, bearing wool, lanigerous marri, e.

sorry, grieved lanugineux, se. downy, lanuginous mauvais, e

bad, evil, ill large,

broad, wide, large médisant, e. slanderous, reviling larmoyant, e. in tears, pathetic, méfiant, e.

mistrustful inoving mémoratif, ve.

remembering las, se. weary, tired méridional, e,

southern léger, e.

light, active méritoire, worthy of being rewarded lent, e. slow, sluggish, dull mielleux, se. that tasted like honey

miraculous libertine, licentious, miraculeux, se libertin, e. irreligious moisi, e

mouldy, hoary libre, free, at liberty mollet, te.

a little soft limoneux, se. muddy, slimy, mondain, e.

wordly oozy, marshy montagneux, se. mountainous, hilly livide, black and blue, livid mort, e.

dead lointain, e.

far
away,
distant morose,

morose, sad long, ue.

long mortel, le.

deadly, mortal louable, praiseworthy, laudable muet, te.

dumb, speechless louche,

squint, looking awry mucilagineux, se. mucilaginous loupeux, se knobby musical, e.

musical “un arbre loupeux,” a knobby tree mutin, e.

mutinous lourd, e, heavy mystérieux, se.

mysterious loyal, e.

loyal, faithful, trusty naïf, ve. lucide, lucid, bright

dwarfish lucratif, ve.

lucrative, gainful, nain, e.
profitable

naissant, e.

rising, coming forth lugubre, mournful, sad

beginning to appear luisant, e.

bright, shining naturel, le. natural, unaffected « un ver luisant, a glow worm natal, e.

natal lumineux, se luminous, emitting natif, ve.

native born light "il est natif

he was born in lunaire, lunar, lunary de Berlin,

Berlin “rayons lunaires," moon beams' nébuleux, se.

nebulous maigre, meagre, lean nécessaire,

necessary majestueux, se.

majestic nécessiteux, needy, necessitous malade, ill, sick négligent, e.

negligent maladif, ve. sickly, unhealthy nerveux, se. nervous, sinewy mâle, stout, manly net, te.

clean, neat maléfique,

mischievous neuf, ve. malfait, e.

ill made, badly done, niais, se. silly, foolish, simple
ill shaped
noir, e.

black, dark unmannerly “un noir chagrin,” a gloomy sorrow

, malgracieux, se. ungracious nonpareil, le matchless, incompar

. malhabile, unskillful

[able malheureux, se. unhappy, unlucky nouveau

unfortunate nouvel, le.

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non pair,

odd

heavy, weighty novice,

inexperienced pesant, e. nu, e.

naked

slow, indolent nuageux, se. cloudy pétreux, se.

stony, gravelly nubile, marriageable pétulant, e.

pert, saucy nutritif, ve. nutritious peureux, se

timorous, fearful civil, kind, accom- pieux, se.

pious obligeant, e.

modating, obliging piquant, e, striking, tart, sharp obscur, e.

gloomy, dark pitoyable, pitiful, compassionate obstiné, e. obstinate, stubborn plaintif, ve. plaintive, complaining odieux, se. odious, hateful

pleasant, delightful, ceuvré, (said of fishes) hard-roed plaisant, e.

agreeable, merry offensant, e. offensive plat,

insipid, flat officieux, se. kind, obliging plein, e.

full, replete oisif, ve. idle, useless pluviale,

rainy, joined to olivâtre, of an olive colour eau pluviale,

rainy water ombrageux, se. suspicious poignant, e.

sharp, severe onctueux, se,

oily, clammy pointilleux, se. captious, cavelling ondovant, e. undulating, waving pointu, e.

pointed, sharp opiniâtre, obstinate portatif, ve.

portable opulent, e. rich, opulent possible,

possible orageux, se.

tempestuous, stormy poudreux, se. powdery, dusty ordinaire, ordinary, common préalable,

previous orgueilleux, se. proud, haughty précis, e.

precise originaire, originally, coming from précieux, se.

precious original, e. original, first préliminaire,

previous ossu, e. bony préfixe,

prefixed ouvert, e.

open prématuré, e. too early premature (said of linen) prédial, e.

predial ouvré, e. diapered, worked

des 'rentes prédiales, ground rents Paissant, e grazing préférable,

preferable pâle, pale préjudiciable,

prejudicial pantois, e. short-winded prenable,

that can be taken paradoxial, e. paradoxical préparatif, ve.

preparative pareil, le. alike, equal présent, e.

present paresseux, se.

idle, lazy pressé, e. in haste, in a hurry parlant, e. speaking prêt, e.

ready, prepared pâteux, se mealy, gluish, sticky prétendu, e. pretended, self dubbed pathétique

pathetical prétentieux, se. affected, pedantio paternel, le

paternal prévenant, e. obliging, pleasing, patient, e. patient preux, se,

valiant pendable, that deserves hanging "un preux chevalier, a valiant knight perfide,

perfidious, false prévoyant, forecasting, provident périlleux, se. perilous, dangerous probable,

probable, likely périssable,

perishable prodigieux, se. prodigious, amazing

permanent, dur. prodigue, permanent, e.

prodigal, wasteful profond, e.

deep perplexe, perplexing, wavering, un- propre,

fit, becoming, apt [ certain provenant, e. coming, proceeding pervers, e. bad, wicked puéril, e.

childish la fortune perverse, adverse fortune puissant, e. powerful, potent petit, e.

small, little pur, e. pure, unmingled, guiltless

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sour,

a sour look séditieux, se.

purpurin, e.
purplish roulant, e.

rolling putatif, ve. supposed reputed rude,

harsh, rough, severe putride,

rotten, putrid ruminant, e. ruminating, chew. Quarte, quartan

ing the cud la fièvre quarte, the quartan ague Sablon neux, se.

sandy quinteux, se. capricious, humorsome sacrilège,

sacrilegious quotidien, ne.

daily

(speaking of a man) C'est son pain

, It is his daily sage,

wise, prudent quotidien,

custom sage,

(of a femelle) modest Raboteux, se. rough, rugged sage, (of a child) good, sedate rachitique,

ricketty sage, (of an animal) mild, tame radieux, se. radiant, shining saint, e.

saint, holy, pious raffiné, e. clever, fine, keen saisissant, e.

striking raide,

stiff, rigid un froid saisissant, a striking cold Il tomba raide He dropped down sain, e.

healthy mort, stone dead

sale,

dirty, nasty rampant, e. creeping, crawling salé, e,

salted rapide, swift, rapid salubre,

salubrious, healthy rare, scarce, uncommon salutaire,

safe, secure ras, e. smooth, plain savonneux, se.

soapy rebelle, rebellious séant, e.

sittir.g, decent rébutant, e. repulsive, displeasing sec, che.

dry, barren, sandy récent, e. recent secret, e.

secret, hidden rechigné, e. crabbed

seditious, turbumine rechignée,

.

lent, factious réciproque, reciprocal, mutual semblable,

like, alike recuit, e.

overboiled sérieux, se. serious, solemn, grave cela est cuit that is boiled séreux, se.

thin, watery et recuit,

sensible,

sensible, feeling réductible, reducible serein, e.

clear, serene réel, le. real, true, genuine serré, e.

close, compact regardant, e. too saving, niggardly seul, e.

alone, only régnant, e.

reigning sévère, regrettable,

lamentable signalé, e. famous, signal, memorable réjoui, e. joyous silencieux, se.

silent, still religieux, se. religious, pious similaire, similar, homogeneous remuant, stirring, moving simple,

simple, plain renommé, e. renowned, famed simultané, e.

simultaneous réparable,

reparable simulé, e. deceitful, fictitious répulsif, ve. repulsive sincère,

honest, sincere réservé, e. prudent, cautious sobre,

temperate, sober résireux, se. resinous soigneux, se.

careful, diligent revenant, e.

likely, taking solennel, le. solemn, in due time une physionomie a pleasing solitaire,

solitary, lonely revenante countenance sombre,

dark, gloomy révoltant, e. scandalous somptueux, se.

sumptuous riche,

rich, wealthy soudain, e, suddenly, immediately ridé, e. wrinkled soul, e.

full, glutted rond, e. round, circular soumis, e.

submissive rouge red soupçonneux, se.

suspicious to blush souterrain,

subterraneous rougeâtre, reddish spacieux, se.

spacious

to rags

severe

devenir rouge,

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