Grammatical class

Adjective

affligeant

distressing, saddening

Details

Syllables

af-fli-geant

Phonetics

a.fli.ʒɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

47124

Freq. (movies)

72134

Freq. (news)

24976

Sentences

L'orateur ne connaissait pas bien son sujet, et ne parlais pas bien non plus ; pour faire court, il était affligeant.

The speaker didn't know his subject, nor did he speak well; in short, he was disappointing.

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