roué

[ roo-ey, roo-ey ]

/ ruˈeɪ, ˈru eɪ /

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noun

a dissolute and licentious man; rake.

Origin of roué

1790–1800; <French, noun use of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (derivative of roue wheel ≪ Latin rota); name first applied to the profligate companions of the Duc d'Orléans (c1720)

SYNONYMS FOR roué

profligate, libertine, lecher, cad, bounder, rakehell.

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Words nearby roué

Roubaix, Roubiliac, rouble, rouche, roucou, roué, Rouen, Rouen lilac, rougail, rouge, Rouge Croix

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Example sentences from the Web for roué

Mark me, doctor, Dorothy will not put up an instant with a roue and a brute.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
Vice does not form with them, as with the English roue, an occasional excess, but is consistent and regular in its habits.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
When with the gambler, or the roue, he was equally at home—a debauchee, or a handler of cards.
Ellen Walton|Alvin Addison
Later the deserted admirer became again a roue inflamed with wine and submitted to a close-up that would depict his baffled rage.
Merton of the Movies|Harry Leon Wilson

He bade fair to be utterly used up and a roue, in a few years, if he were to continue at the pace at which he was going.
The History of Pendennis|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for roué

roué

/ (ˈruːeɪ) /

noun

a debauched or lecherous man; rake

Word Origin for roué

C19: from French, literally: one broken on the wheel, from rouer, from Latin rotāre to revolve, from rota a wheel; with reference to the fate deserved by a debauchee

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	roué
释义	roué [ roo-ey, roo-ey ] / ruˈeɪ, ˈru eɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR roué ON THESAURUS.COM noun a dissolute and licentious man; rake. Origin of roué 1790–1800; <French, noun use of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (derivative of roue wheel ≪ Latin rota); name first applied to the profligate companions of the Duc d'Orléans (c1720) SYNONYMS FOR roué profligate, libertine, lecher, cad, bounder, rakehell. SEE SYNONYMS FOR roué ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby roué Roubaix, Roubiliac, rouble, rouche, roucou, roué, Rouen, Rouen lilac, rougail, rouge, Rouge Croix Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roué Mark me, doctor, Dorothy will not put up an instant with a roue and a brute. Richard Carvel, Complete\|Winston Churchill Vice does not form with them, as with the English roue, an occasional excess, but is consistent and regular in its habits. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various When with the gambler, or the roue, he was equally at home—a debauchee, or a handler of cards. Ellen Walton\|Alvin Addison Later the deserted admirer became again a roue inflamed with wine and submitted to a close-up that would depict his baffled rage. Merton of the Movies\|Harry Leon Wilson He bade fair to be utterly used up and a roue, in a few years, if he were to continue at the pace at which he was going. The History of Pendennis\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for roué roué / (ˈruːeɪ) / noun a debauched or lecherous man; rake Word Origin for roué C19: from French, literally: one broken on the wheel, from rouer, from Latin rotāre to revolve, from rota a wheel; with reference to the fate deserved by a debauchee Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to roué libertine, rake, waster, lecher, wastrel, reprobate, prodigal, degenerate, operator, good-for-nothing, debauchee, swinger, nighthawk, debaucher, playboy, philanderer, lover, wolf, stud, charmer
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roué

noun

Origin of roué

SYNONYMS FOR roué

Words nearby roué

Example sentences from the Web for roué

British Dictionary definitions for roué

noun

Word Origin for roué

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