"sournois" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /suʁ.nwa/ Forms: sournoise [feminine], sournois [masculine, plural], sournoises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Old Occitan sorn (“dark”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|pro|sorn|t=dark}} Old Occitan sorn (“dark”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} sournois (feminine sournoise, masculine plural sournois, feminine plural sournoises)
  1. sly, sneaky, underhanded, surreptitious [since 1640] Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-sournois-fr-adj-zp2VFnmX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "fr",
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            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "sly character",
          "text": "caractère sournois",
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        },
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              0,
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              18
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          "english": "underhanded conduct",
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              12,
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            ]
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Cancer is a surreptitious disease, hence the importance of screening campaigns.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "underhand",
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        ],
        [
          "surreptitious",
          "surreptitious"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "French terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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          "sneaky",
          "sneaky"
        ],
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          "underhand",
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        ],
        [
          "surreptitious",
          "surreptitious"
        ]
      ],
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        "sly, sneaky, underhanded, surreptitious [since 1640]"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/suʁ.nwa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sournois"
}

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