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English
Etymology
From Middle English penyble, from Old French penible. Compare painable.
Adjective
penible (comparative more penible, superlative most penible)
- (obsolete) painstaking; assiduous
1840, Joel Samuel Polack, Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders:The encroachments of these men, who are aware of their power, often has rendered the residence of a European among the tribes, the most penible state of existence.
1862, Mrs. Henry Freshfield, A Summer Tour in the Grisons and Italian Valleys of the Bernina:This was the most "penible" portion of the walk, for although not very steep, the loose and slippery boulders, which covered the surface, made it so insecure that great care was necessary.
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German
Pronunciation
Adjective
penible
- inflection of penibel:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle French
Adjective
penible m or f (plural penibles)
- terrible; awful; horrible
Descendants