pénible

See also: penible

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French peinible; morphologically, from peine +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pe.nibl/
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Adjective

pénible (plural pénibles)

painful, hard, displeasing
annoying (about someone)
Mon frère est si pénible lui! ― My brother is so annoying!

Further reading

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

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