farfelu

French

FWOTD – 27 February 2021

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faʁ.fə.ly/
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Adjective

farfelu (feminine farfelue, masculine plural farfelus, feminine plural farfelues)

  1. (of a person) eccentric, scatty
    • 2015 August 28, Blandine Philippon, “Lot-et-Garonne : il faut sauver l’Orchestre du centre philharmonique”, in Le Télégramme:
      Richard Beswick est un drôle de loustic. Original, illuminé, fantasque, farfelu, on peut dire de lui tout ce que l’on veut, en tout cas il est habité.
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  2. (of an idea) ridiculous, harebrained
    Near-synonyms: loufoque, fantaisiste, ridicule

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