capable de toutadj.
Capable of anything. [‘Habacuc était capable de tout.’ Attributed to Voltaire ( Notes & Queries (1941) 181 46/2).]
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the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective]
stallc1275
unflichinga1340
adviseda1393
affirmed1440
constant1481
resolved1518
resolute1522
well-settled?1532
ratified1533
unbashed1536
bent1548
well-resolved1565
unabashed1571
determinate1587
undaunted1587
peremptory1589
confirmed1594
decretal1608
pight1608
intent1610
definitivea1616
unshrinkinga1616
naylessa1618
pitched1642
decisive1658
martyrly1659
certain1667
fell1667
decretory1674
martyrial1678
decretorian1679
invariable1696
unflinching1728
hell-bent1731
decided1767
determined1773
iron-headed1787
adamantine1788
unwincing1802
stick-at-nothing1805
adamant1816
hard-set1818
rock-like1833
bound1844
do-or-die1851
unbased1860
focused1888
capable de tout1899
purposive1903
go-for-broke1946
hard rock1947
take-no-shit1992
1899 M. Beerbohm More 166 He is capable de tout.
1953 ‘N. Blake’ Dreadful Hollow vii. 93 You consider Celandine a vindictive character, capable de tout.
1962 N. Marsh Hand in Glove iv. 125 He..would certainly be capable of going too far—capable de tout.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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- front-page
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- front-wheel brake
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- frontage
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