"fourbu" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /fuʁ.by/ Forms: fourbue [feminine], fourbus [masculine, plural], fourbues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Past participle of Middle French forboire. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|forboire}} Middle French forboire Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fourbu (feminine fourbue, masculine plural fourbus, feminine plural fourbues)
  1. worn out
    Sense id: en-fourbu-fr-adj-~0O7s4p4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. exhausted
    Sense id: en-fourbu-fr-adj-6kxVyh9D

Inflected forms

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