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chétif

chétif adjective: sickly; weak.

Adjective

chétif (comparative more chétif, superlative most chétif)

  1. Sickly; weak.
    • It was hard to believe this gay, good-looking young chap, laughing and making mock of the very religion he was going into, was the chétif little boy who used to follow the big Horace everywhere and couldn't live without him.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 130

Forms of chétif

comparativemore chétif
superlativemost chétif

Origin of chétif

Borrowed from French chétif. Doublet of captive and caitiff.

Questions about chétif

What does chétif mean?
Chétif means sickly; weak.
What part of speech is chétif?
Chétif is an adjective.

Words near chétif in the dictionary

  1. chèvres
  2. Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
  3. Chénens
  4. Chépica
  5. Chéticamp
  6. chétif
  7. Chétoz
  8. Chézy formula
  9. Chêneau brace
  10. chômeur
  11. chômeurs

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