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boiteux

lame, limping

adjective bwah-TUH Rare

Also means

flawed, shaky (of reasoning)

Usage Note

Boiteux literally describes someone or an animal that limps; un cheval boiteux is a lame horse. Figuratively, un raisonnement boiteux means a shaky or flawed argument. The feminine form is boiteuse; the final -x is silent.

Examples

"Il avançait d'un pas boiteux après l'accident."

Natural Translation

He walked with a lame step after the accident.

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