freck
Not showing proper respectNot showing proper respect; impertinent, impudent.
Meaning
4 senses(Northern England, archaic)Not showing proper respect; impertinent, impudent.
(Scotland, archaic)Bold, brave, courageous.
(Scotland, archaic)Physically active and healthy; robust, vigorous.
(Scotland, archaic)Often followed by for or to: eager to do something; also, quick to act when an opportunity arises; prompt.
Origin
From Middle English frecch, frecche (“bold, brave; fierce; greedy, voracious”), frek (“bolFrom Middle English frecch, frecche (“bold, brave; fierce; greedy, voracious”), frek (“bold, brave; fierce; eager, zealous; fast, quick; greedy (?)”), from Old English frec, fræc (“audacious, bold; greedy”) from Proto-West Germanic *frek (“greedy”), from Proto-Germanic *frekaz (“greedy”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to covet; to yearn”).
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Forms
more freck, most freck| Comparative | more freck Lesson |
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| Superlative | most freck Lesson |
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Synonyms
16 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form