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frileux

/fʁi.lø/

adjective/fʁi.lø/

sensitive to the cold, psychrosensitive; tepid, lukewarm, chilly

Son dernier roman a reçu un accueil plutôt frileux.His last novel received a rather chilly reception.

Inherited from Late Latin frīgorōsus, from Latin frīgus, or from a Vulgar Latin *frigidulōsus (contracted to *fridlōsus), from frigidus. Compare Romanian friguros.