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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inquietare: compare French inquiéter. See quiet.
Pronunciation
Verb
inquiet (third-person singular simple present inquiets, present participle inquieting, simple past and past participle inquieted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To disquiet.
1530-1531, King Henry VIII, Public Act 22:His saide subiectes […] shall [not] be sued, vexed, nor inquieted in theyr bodies goodes landes nor cattalles
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inquiētus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inquiet (feminine inquieta, masculine plural inquiets, feminine plural inquietes)
- worried
- Synonym: neguitós
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inquiētus. By surface analysis, in- + quiet.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inquiet (feminine inquiète, masculine plural inquiets, feminine plural inquiètes)
- worried
- anxious
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