"boiteux" meaning in French

See boiteux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bwa.tø/ Audio: Fr-boiteux.ogg Forms: boiteuse [feminine], boiteux [masculine, plural], boiteuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Old French boistous or from boiter, from Old French botter, débotter (“dislocate”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|boistous}} Old French boistous, {{uder|fr|fro|botter}} Old French botter Head templates: {{fr-adj}} boiteux (feminine boiteuse, masculine plural boiteux, feminine plural boiteuses)
  1. lame, limping
    Sense id: en-boiteux-fr-adj-TC1OAjgy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gaits Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 28 7 21 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 3 20 3 24 28 Disambiguation of Gaits: 25 6 21 8 23 17
  2. (of furniture) wobbly, shaky
    Sense id: en-boiteux-fr-adj-oT5rFmPQ
  3. (of ribbon, textiles) embroidered on one side only
    Sense id: en-boiteux-fr-adj-simEwLsG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gaits Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 28 7 21 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 3 20 3 24 28 Disambiguation of Gaits: 25 6 21 8 23 17 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  4. (of a phrase, sentence) clumsy
    Sense id: en-boiteux-fr-adj-Y3MI6Ulz
  5. (of peace, a truce) unstable
    Sense id: en-boiteux-fr-adj-l-8e6BUv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gaits Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 21 6 32 20 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 21 6 17 6 36 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 28 7 21 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 3 20 3 24 28 Disambiguation of Gaits: 25 6 21 8 23 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boiteusement, canard boiteux

Noun

IPA: /bwa.tø/ Audio: Fr-boiteux.ogg Forms: boiteux [plural], boiteuse [feminine]
Etymology: From Old French boistous or from boiter, from Old French botter, débotter (“dislocate”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|boistous}} Old French boistous, {{uder|fr|fro|botter}} Old French botter Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} boiteux m (plural boiteux, feminine boiteuse)
  1. cripple, lame person Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boiteux-fr-noun-Iv9aaDV9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gaits Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 28 7 21 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 3 20 3 24 28 Disambiguation of Gaits: 25 6 21 8 23 17

Inflected forms

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