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affreux

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Borrowed from French affreux.

noun

plural, plural only A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s. As one Belgian journalist wrote: The affreux ["frightful ones"] are outstanding in combat.

adjective more affreux · most affreux

rare Dreadful; disturbing or frightening. And when I signified my intention of making a tour of the whole province, they most earnestly advised me to alter my plans, and occupy my time in visiting some other part of the kingdom; for they assured me, that all travellers who attempted Basse Bretagne, returned in disgust before they went more

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@misc{affreux_2026,
  title = {affreux},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/affreux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}