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Meaning of fribble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɹɪbəl

Definitions

  1. A trifling action.
  2. A trifler.
  3. A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.

Equivalents

Български безде́лник безделнича
Македонски безделник безделничи незначителен

Examples

“The plot of the piece was quite a new one. A young woman was repreſented with a great number of ſuitors, ſelecting a pert fribble of a peer, in place of the hero; […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

fribbledom fribbleism fribbler Friberg friborg Fribourg

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