Word of the Day – Quisquous

Quisuous (adj) (Scottish) (rare)

kwisk-us

Difficult to deal with or settle; perplexing; (of a person) of dubious character.

Late 17th century. Origin uncertain; perhaps from classical Latin quisquis whoever, with subsequent alteration of the ending after adjectives in -ous. With the form quisquose perhaps compare -ose.

Example sentences

“I’ve tried to explain to him but you know how quisquous he can be!”