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acariâtre

/a.ka.ʁjatʁ/

adjective/a.ka.ʁjatʁ/

cantankerous, ill-tempered, shrewish

Related: acariâtrement, acariâtreté

From Saint Acaire, bishop of Noyon, or from a- + Ancient Greek χάρις (kháris, “grace”) + -âtre (pejorative suffix). "possibly named from Saint Acaire, bishop of Noyon, known for healing fools".