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manqué

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmɒŋkeɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /mɑnˈkeɪ/
  • US: /mɑŋˈkeɪ/
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adj

Meaning 1

Unfulfilled due to the vagary of circumstance, some inherent flaw or a constitutional lack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Existing in English from the eighteenth century. Borrowed from French manqué, past participle form of manquer (“to lack, to be lacking in”).