neghittoso

Italian

Etymology

From Old Italian neghietto + -oso, with the first element deriving from Latin neglēctus. The same neghietto was also the source of the archaic verb neghiettire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne.ɡitˈto.zo/
  • Rhymes: -ozo
  • Hyphenation: ne‧ghit‧tó‧so

Adjective

neghittoso (feminine neghittosa, masculine plural neghittosi, feminine plural neghittose)

  1. (literary) lazy, indolent, idle
    Synonyms: indolente, inoperoso, ozioso, pigro

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