Will you have a flawless test on these rare French adjectives?

They are mysterious, strange and absolutely charming. Usage has left them in the dictionary. But who knows? It is not improbable to cross them with the turning of a page of an old novel. Rare words populate the French language.

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A "zinzolin" is "fine, delicate" and what is "squalid" is "soft". The verb “dauber” means “to beat up” and the term “chattemite” designates a “hypocrite”. Nothing prevents us from using these words on a daily basis ... and thus, to celebrate the richness of the language of Molière.

Will you go to the end of this test on these amazing adjectives? Le Figaro offers you, thanks to the book Le grand jeu du dico: 100 rare and improbable words that you could use every day (Le Robert) by Kevin Keiss, to find out.

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