poussif

French

Etymology

From pousser +‎ -if.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.sif/

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Adjective

poussif (feminine poussive, masculine plural poussifs, feminine plural poussives)

1. wheezy, short-winded
2. broken-winded
3. (figuratively) listless, torpid, apathetic, sluggish

Derived terms

• poussivement

Further reading

• “poussif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.