sournois
French
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Occitan sorn (“dark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suʁ.nwa/
Adjective
sournois (feminine sournoise, masculine plural sournois, feminine plural sournoises)
- sly, sneaky, underhanded, surreptitious [since 1640]
- caractère sournois ― sly character
- conduite sournoise ― underhanded conduct
- Le cancer est une maladie sournoise, d’où l’importance des campagnes de dépistage.
- Cancer is a surreptitious disease, hence the importance of screening campaigns.
Further reading
- “sournois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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