"quisquous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkwɪsk(w)əs/ Forms: more quisquous [comparative], most quisquous [superlative]
Etymology: Shared with quisquis and quiscoskos; from Latin quisquis (“whosoever”) or by reduplication of Latin quis (“of what kind”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|quisquis}} quisquis, {{m|en|quiscoskos}} quiscoskos, {{bor|en|la|quisquis|t=whosoever}} Latin quisquis (“whosoever”), {{bor|en|la|quis|t=of what kind}} Latin quis (“of what kind”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} quisquous (comparative more quisquous, superlative most quisquous)
  1. (Scotland, rare) Hard to deal with; dubious; of people: having a character difficult to assess. Tags: Scotland, rare Related terms: quiscoskos, quisquis

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