"inouï" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /i.nwi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-inouï.wav Forms: inouïe [feminine], inouïs [masculine, plural], inouïes [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -wi Etymology: From in- + ouï. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|in-|ouï}} in- + ouï Head templates: {{fr-adj}} inouï (feminine inouïe, masculine plural inouïs, feminine plural inouïes)
  1. (archaic, literal) unheard Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-inouï-fr-adj-5IRXXT62 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with in-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with in-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (figurative) unprecedented, incredible, unheard-of Tags: figuratively Synonyms: exceptionnel, incroyable
    Sense id: en-inouï-fr-adj-RO7oIym2

Inflected forms

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