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infelice

unhappy

adjective een-feh-LEE-cheh Less Common

Origin: from Latin infelix, 'unfruitful'

Also means

unfortunate

Usage Note

Infelice is the negation of felice ('happy'), formed with the prefix in-. Beyond 'unhappy' it can mean 'ill-judged', as in una scelta infelice ('an unfortunate choice'). It ends in -e, so it has one form for both genders, only changing to infelici in the plural.

Examples

"Sembra molto infelice ultimamente."

Natural Translation

He seems very unhappy lately.

Literal Translation

Seems very unhappy lately.

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