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aigri

French, adjective/ɛ.ɡʁi/

aigri is a French adjective meaning “embittered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of aigrir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rendu aigre”.

What does aigri mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    embittered

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of aigrir

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Rendu aigre. 2. Devenu irritable. Se dit d'une personne que les mauvaises expériences ont rendu amère.

noun: 1. Homme que les mauvaises expériences, les déceptions ont rendu amer.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of aigri

  • aigrie feminine
  • aigris masculine plural
  • aigries feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aigri?

  • /ɛ.ɡʁi/
  • /e.ɡʁi/
  • \ɛ.ɡʁi\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is aigri in French?

aigri appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).