hargneux

Meaning

aggressive

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aʁ.ɲø/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French hargneux, from Old French hergnos (“aggressive”), derivative of Old French hergne (“quarrel, dispute”), from hergner (“to wail, complain”), from Frankish *harmēn (“to insult, injure”), from Proto-Germanic *harmāną (“to harm, shame, pain”).

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