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Meaning of boutefeu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.

obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“Animated by […] John a Chamber, a very boutefeu, […] they entered into open rebellion.”
“But we, who only do infuse / The rage in them like boutè-feus, / 'Tis our example that instils / In them th' infection of our ills.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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