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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French peinible; morphologically, from peine + -ible.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pénible (plural pénibles)
- painful, hard, displeasing
- annoying (about someone)
- Mon frère est si pénible lui! ― My brother is so annoying!
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