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Meaning of roynish | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Mangy; scabby.
    obsolete
  2. Mean, paltry, vulgar or troublesome.

Examples

“My lord, the roynish clown, at whom so oft Your Grace was wont to laugh, is also missing.”
“Their voices had a roynish sound that grated on Covenant's nerves—he had too many horrid memories of urviles—but he suppressed his discomfort”

CEFR level

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

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