craintif

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craintif

\kʁɛ̃.tif\

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Dérivé de crainte, avec le suffixe -if.

adjective craintifs · craintive · craintives

Qui est sujet à la crainte. Après cet affreux, ce double malheur, Modeste devenue fille unique, sans que son père le sût, rendit Dumay, non pas plus dévoué, mais plus craintif que par le passé.

In English

eerie frightened, timid — see also frightened, timid
faint wanting in courage
timid lacking in courage or confidence
fearful tending to fear

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"craintif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/craintif. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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craintif. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/craintif

Chicago

"craintif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/craintif.

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@misc{craintif_2026,
  title = {craintif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/craintif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}