"grêle" meaning in French

See grêle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡʁɛl/, /ɡʁɛːl/ Audio: Fr-grêle.ogg , Qc-grêle.ogg Forms: grêles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French graisle, inherited from Latin gracilis (“slim”). Doublet of gracile. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|graisle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French graisle, {{inh+|fr|fro|graisle}} Inherited from Old French graisle, {{inh|fr|la|gracilis||slim}} Latin gracilis (“slim”), {{doublet|fr|gracile}} Doublet of gracile Head templates: {{fr-adj}} grêle (plural grêles)
  1. spindly, lanky
    Sense id: en-grêle-fr-adj-jLIx8kTB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡʁɛl/, /ɡʁɛːl/ Audio: Fr-grêle.ogg , Qc-grêle.ogg Forms: grêles [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal of grêler; corresponds to Old French gresle. Ultimately of Frankish origin. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|gresle|}} Old French gresle, {{uder|fr|frk|-}} Frankish Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} grêle f (plural grêles)
  1. (weather) hail Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Weather Derived forms: grêler, grêlon
    Sense id: en-grêle-fr-noun-H2Y5qKUc Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, weather
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡʁɛl/, /ɡʁɛːl/ Audio: Fr-grêle.ogg , Qc-grêle.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal of grêler; corresponds to Old French gresle. Ultimately of Frankish origin. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|gresle|}} Old French gresle, {{uder|fr|frk|-}} Frankish Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} grêle
  1. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of grêler Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: grêler
    Sense id: en-grêle-fr-verb-gWlLW6QX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 20 46 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 31 25 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 16 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 15 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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