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The word farouche is a wily little thing. It slipped into English from French, but before that, where did it come from? Latin? Shrug. Nobody knows. But it's awfully fun to say.
We took "farouche" into English from French around the year 1765. In French it means both "shy, timid, awkward" and "fierce, ferocious, wild."
Part of speech:
Pick the rare, flashy, scholarly-sounding word "farouche" when you want to sound sophisticated as you describe anything (or anyone) socially clueless. Just not to my face, please.
"Jacky Villemin's handsomeness was equal to any movie star's. He had that farouche look where you didn't know if it was shyness or anxiety or just plain cockiness. Definitely the kind of handsome in style in the 90s."
Explain the meaning of "farouche" without saying "bumbling" or "ferocious."
Fill in the blanks: "(Someone) does (something awkward or ferocious or both), which is rather farouche."
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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The opposite of FAROUCHE could be
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