besogneux

French

Etymology

From besogner + -eux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.zɔ.ɲø/

Adjective

besogneux (feminine besogneuse, masculine plural besogneux, feminine plural besogneuses)

  1. (dated) needy
    • Ettore Rocca, "Le Singulier et le besoin de Dieu - chez Kant et Kierkegaard", in Peter Kemp and Karl Verstrynge (eds.), Le singulier: pensées kierkegaardiennes sur l'individu, 29.
      L’être humain est un être besogneux. Mieux, il est l’animal le plus besogneux parmi les vivants qui peuplent notre planète.
      The human being is a needy being. More so, it is the neediest animal among the living beings who populate our planet.
  2. hard-working but poorly paid

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